Why does Asian American history matter for Christians? This lecture seeks to answer this question by reviewing the history of the Chinese Exclusion Era (1882-1943), and the Chinese American Christians that lived during that time. After setting the sociopolitical context of this period, we will examine the religious lives of four Chinese Americans and highlight their social justice activism as a form of lived religion. We will explore how these Chinese Americans provided a framework for religious practice that encourages engagement with social issues and is in accordance with biblical teaching. Finally, we will reflect on how these Chinese American Christian histories and religious frameworks might inform our faithful witness during our present moment of intense immigration debates and political strife that are not unlike the Chinese Exclusion Era.