In the face of collective racial trauma faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans responded with resilience and coped by employing their ethnic and religious resources and traditions. These assets from their cultural tool kit included collective strength, active resistance to racism, and redemptive orientations toward adversity. Integrating research literature and two case studies—one from the Bible and one from an Asian American elder, this article describes these resources which not only buffer them from the negative psychological distress of racial trauma but also promote posttraumatic growth.
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