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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... major explanation is that immigration researchers use survey data collected by government agen- cies , such as the Bureau of the Census , the Immigration and Naturalization Service , the Bureau of Labor Statistics , and state boards of ...
... major explanation is that immigration researchers use survey data collected by government agen- cies , such as the Bureau of the Census , the Immigration and Naturalization Service , the Bureau of Labor Statistics , and state boards of ...
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... major area of settlement for Hispanics , the omission of this part of the country in a study of immigrant religion paints a substantially incomplete picture . In addition , the influx of Asians since 1965 has significantly increased the ...
... major area of settlement for Hispanics , the omission of this part of the country in a study of immigrant religion paints a substantially incomplete picture . In addition , the influx of Asians since 1965 has significantly increased the ...
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... major - arguably the major - theme through- out our entire project , and the subject of Chapters 19 and 20 . When we consider religion and ethnic identity , the issue of the second generation becomes immediately apparent . At the heart ...
... major - arguably the major - theme through- out our entire project , and the subject of Chapters 19 and 20 . When we consider religion and ethnic identity , the issue of the second generation becomes immediately apparent . At the heart ...
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... major issue that looms large in a number of case studies is the role of women in ethnic congregations , more specifically , the conditions under which congregations afford them expanded roles and an improved status . While little is ...
... major issue that looms large in a number of case studies is the role of women in ethnic congregations , more specifically , the conditions under which congregations afford them expanded roles and an improved status . While little is ...
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... major challenge . What term captures the phenomenon of people gathered together for spiritual purposes in churches , storefronts , temples , mosques , centers , gudwaras , and , in some cases , homes ? Warner and Wittner ( 1998 ) ...
... major challenge . What term captures the phenomenon of people gathered together for spiritual purposes in churches , storefronts , temples , mosques , centers , gudwaras , and , in some cases , homes ? Warner and Wittner ( 1998 ) ...
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Religion and the New Immigrants: Continuities and Adaptations in Immigrant ... Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh No preview available - 2000 |
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