“Have You Eaten Yet?” Swag Guide
The “Have You Eaten Yet?” Campaign invites us to reflect on our food, hospitality, and authentic community. Learn more about some of the fun HYEY-themed swag (buttons, cards, stickers, and more!) so you can give them away at tabling events, in care packages or goodie bags.
What is the Campaign?
Have You Eaten Yet? or HYEY is a new student outreach campaign to reach Asian American students on campus through social media, events, and community. The question,
“Have you eaten yet?”
is an expression of acknowledgment and care for another. It’s also an invitation for Asian Americans to belong to your community.
Through this campaign, our vision is to see students across our Asian American chapters build trust with each other as they engage with this initial question, "Have you eaten yet?" This question will serve as an invitation to exploring the intersection of ethnicity and faith while considering the deeper implications of what it means to eat, individually and communally.
The HYEY campaign is an opportunity to build trust and create authentic conversations with each other. Explore how this question can impact your campus through your chapter or small group’s hospitality as your community strives to be a reflection of God’s hospitality on campus.
Our hope is to empower our chapters to ask this question to their campuses as followers of Jesus to engage students in discovering the healing and new meaning that can come from asking and understanding, "Have you eaten yet?"
Who Should use this Campaign?
While this campaign was designed by Asian American students and staff for an Asian American context, we think that these materials can be used in many different contexts. Feel free to contextualize these materials to your community!
This campaign was designed by Asian American staff for many different Asian American contexts. If you are hoping to connect with Asian Americans on your campus, feel free to contextualize these materials to your community!
Campaign Overview
The HYEY campaign has four main components:
1) Share on Social Media
Create customizable posts, stories, virtual proxes, and promotional materials to reach Asian American students on social media. Templates and graphics packs are available.
2) Host a Lunch break!
Lunch break is an open space for community building, deeper conversations, and storytelling through food. It is a fun way to casually get to know people through a meal and intentional conversation. Build trust and relationships by inviting someone new and exploring the conversation topics below.
3) Start a Bible Study
The "Have you eaten yet?" Small-Group Series is designed for small groups to read and share their stories and experiences. This multi-week series will explore God’s hospitality in Scripture and reflect on what that means for themselves and their campus.
4) Welcome with HYEY Swag
Learn more about some of the fun HYEY-themed swag (buttons, cards, stickers, and more!) so you can give them away at tabling events, in care packages or goodie bags.
Printable Overview
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About the Designer
Selina Ngyuen is a Seattle-based visual designer that seeks to create charming, delightful design solutions that inspire and empower people. Exercising her creativity to positively influence the things and people involved in what she's most passionate about. She was also a part of the Asian American InterVarsity chapter at the University of Washington during her time in college.
About the HYEY Team
Joseph Kwan is an immigrant from Hong Kong and moved with his family to live in Texas. He currently serves with InterVarsity’s Marketing Team as the Marketing Strategist after leading the Asian American chapter at the University of Texas at Austin for 6 years. While living in Austin, he enjoys eating Texas bbq, breakfast tacos, and kolaches with friends and chosen family. He loves hearing other people’s stories because he believes everyone has a story worth telling. He desires to see a more just and kind world.
Jessica Cheng was born and raised in Seattle, WA, and currently resides there. She began her time on staff serving at Oregon State University and is currently the team lead for the Asian American Chapter at the University of Washington. Jessica’s parents both immigrated from Taiwan to the United States and she is passionate about exploring family and ethnic histories with students. In her free time, she loves tending to her large plant collection, cross-stitching, and exploring coffee shops around Seattle.
Rachel Kim is currently on staff with Asian American InterVarsity at the University of Washington. Before this, she served for four years at her alma mater, Northwestern University, where she studied Radio/Television/Film and Asian American Studies. Rachel desires to see Asian American students grow in ownership of their faith and ethnic identity, ready to go out and reach students in every corner of campus. Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest, Rachel loves to spend time outdoors, especially if it involves mountains and large bodies of water.
Clement Lin graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2009 and has been working for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship since then. He has worked on multiple campuses in North Carolina and Georgia and currently oversees Asian American ministries across the Southeast. Seeing Asian American students being developed into world-changing disciples is his passion. He and his wife Vania live in Atlanta.
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About the authors
Ashley is the Resource Specialist for the Asian American Ministries department. She formerly served as a campus minister at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, working primarily with Hmong American and Asian American students. She co-hosts the Better Than Seven Sons podcast and dabbles into many projects. Ashley now lives in St. Paul, MN with her husband where they enjoy learning and exploring the history and people of the city.
Related Resources
“Have You Eaten Yet?” Graphics and Proxe Pack
Customizable graphics for proxes and social media outreach.
“Have You Eaten Yet?” Lunch Break Community Builder
Lunch break is an open space for community building, deeper conversations, and storytelling through food. It is a fun way to casually get to know people through a meal and intentional conversation. Bu
“Have You Eaten Yet?” Small Group Series
The "Have You Eaten Yet?" Small Group Series is designed for small groups to read and share about their stories and experiences. The small group series will explore God’s hospitality in Scripture and