Dr. Kao will be presenting her research on surrogacy at her political theology group meeting sometime in January (their Dec 6, 2024 meeting has been postponed). She looks forward to discussing the ways surrogacy particularly affects Asians and Asian Americans. ...
Dr. Kao presided over an Asian North American Religion, Culture, and Society roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (in San Diego, CA) featuring a discussion of new books by Melissa Borja, Helen Jin Kim, and Justin Tse, with Minjung Noh...
Dr. Kao discussed her book on surrogacy with Mary Hunt of WATER: the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual. The free webinar was held on Zoom on Nov 13. The notes and video are available here (scroll down to see it). Press Inquiries for My Body,...
“My Body, Their Baby: A Progressive Christian Vision for Surrogacy is a wonderful book. Solidly researched and well-written, Kao provides a much needed resource on the practice and ethics of surrogacy. Anchoring the project with stories of her own journey as a...
Dr. Kao’s work on surrogacy was prominently featured in a long-form essay by jouranlist Camillo Barone for the National Catholic Reporter entitled “Catholic famlies navigate surrogacy with faith and spiritual discernment.” In this piece, Barone...
