Religion and the New Immigrants: Continuities and Adaptations in Immigrant CongregationsNew immigrants_those arriving since the Immigration Reform Act of 1965_have forever altered American culture and have been profoundly altered in turn. Although the religious congregations they form are often a nexus of their negotiation between the old and new, they have received little scholarly attention. Religion and the New Immigrants fills this gap. Growing out of the carefully designed Religion, Ethnicity and the New Immigration Research project, Religion and the New Immigrants combines in-depth studies of thirteen congregations in the Houston area with seven thematic essays looking across their diversity. The congregations range from Vietnamese Buddhist to Greek Orthodox, a Zoroastrian center to a multi-ethnic Assembly of God, presenting an astonishing array of ethnicity and religious practice. Common research questions and the common location of the congregations give the volume a unique comparative focus. Religion and the New Immigrants is an essential reference for scholars of immigration, ethnicity, and American religion. |
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... five different religious centers within a two - mile radius : an Islamic mosque ; immediately across from it a golden - domed Hindu temple ; a quarter mile down the road , a Vietnamese Buddhist center ; a mile farther on , nestled in a ...
... five different religious centers within a two - mile radius : an Islamic mosque ; immediately across from it a golden - domed Hindu temple ; a quarter mile down the road , a Vietnamese Buddhist center ; a mile farther on , nestled in a ...
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... five largest still had a non- Hispanic , white majority . The other four , including Houston , had become cities with a majority population comprised of people of color ( U.S. Bureau of the Census 1993b ) . In addition , immigration ...
... five largest still had a non- Hispanic , white majority . The other four , including Houston , had become cities with a majority population comprised of people of color ( U.S. Bureau of the Census 1993b ) . In addition , immigration ...
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... five generations . We were interested in examining patterns created by immigrant waves , as well as in similarities and differences among " old " and " new " immigrants in their religious institutions . This interest explains the in ...
... five generations . We were interested in examining patterns created by immigrant waves , as well as in similarities and differences among " old " and " new " immigrants in their religious institutions . This interest explains the in ...
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... five ways : 1 ) identification of religious institutions ( congregations ) in Houston that have significant numbers of immigrants and mapping their location with census tract data ; 2 ) a telephone survey of these congrega- tions ; 3 ...
... five ways : 1 ) identification of religious institutions ( congregations ) in Houston that have significant numbers of immigrants and mapping their location with census tract data ; 2 ) a telephone survey of these congrega- tions ; 3 ...
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... five largest cities in the U.S. , Houston is the second closest to Mexico and the closest to Central America , both major sources of new immigrants to the United States . Many im- migrants arrive in Houston to settle , but others ...
... five largest cities in the U.S. , Houston is the second closest to Mexico and the closest to Central America , both major sources of new immigrants to the United States . Many im- migrants arrive in Houston to settle , but others ...
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