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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... country it was expected that , sooner or later , either in his own person or through his children , he will give up ... home . Within broad limits , however , his becoming an American did not involve his abandon- ing the old religion in ...
... country it was expected that , sooner or later , either in his own person or through his children , he will give up ... home . Within broad limits , however , his becoming an American did not involve his abandon- ing the old religion in ...
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... country but raised in the United States ) , 2.0 ( children born in the United States of immigrant parents ) , and ... native language , even when little of the language may be spoken at home or outside of religious spaces , they become a ...
... country but raised in the United States ) , 2.0 ( children born in the United States of immigrant parents ) , and ... native language , even when little of the language may be spoken at home or outside of religious spaces , they become a ...
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... home country . Throughout the project , therefore , the research team was instructed to be sensitive to issues of ... homes ? Warner and Wittner ( 1998 ) settled on " gatherings " in the title of their book , even though , as Warner says ...
... home country . Throughout the project , therefore , the research team was instructed to be sensitive to issues of ... homes ? Warner and Wittner ( 1998 ) settled on " gatherings " in the title of their book , even though , as Warner says ...
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... countries . AL - NOOR MOSQUE : a predominantly Pakistani mosque with some Arabs , African - Ameri- cans , and others ... home country ; transnational ties on both the organiza- tional and individual levels ; the role of women in the ...
... countries . AL - NOOR MOSQUE : a predominantly Pakistani mosque with some Arabs , African - Ameri- cans , and others ... home country ; transnational ties on both the organiza- tional and individual levels ; the role of women in the ...
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... home from school speaking English and acculturated into American society ... own homes , where their ethnicity is not compromised , where they can exercise ... country and meditate . " They feel accepted and welcomed ; they know what is ...
... home from school speaking English and acculturated into American society ... own homes , where their ethnicity is not compromised , where they can exercise ... country and meditate . " They feel accepted and welcomed ; they know what is ...
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activities adults African Americans Anglo Arabic Argentine arrived Asian Assembly of God attend Catherine's Catholic Church celebrations cell group Central American Chinese Buddhist temple Chinese Protestant church Christian church members classes congregationalism converts Council culture deacons diversity English ethnic groups ethnic identity faith feel fellowship groups Filipino formal Greater Houston Greek Americans Greek Orthodox Church hijab Hispanic HKEC home country homeland Houston Houston metropolitan area Iglesia de Dios immigrant congregations Indian ISGH Islam Korean leaders live located major Mary's meet membership Ministry monks mosque multi-ethnic Muslims native language neighborhood networks newcomers Nigerian Nonetheless organization Pakistani parents parish parishioners Parsis participate pray prayer priest religion religious institutions religious practices rituals second-generation senior pastor serve social services Southwest Spanish status structure Sunday school Taiwan tion traditional Vietnam Vietnamese Buddhist woman women worship young youth Zoroastrian