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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... first draft of each chapter , using the same topical outline for each . This format ... native American substitute . Quite the contrary , not only was he expected to retain his old religion , as he was not expected to retain his old language ...
... first draft of each chapter , using the same topical outline for each . This format ... native American substitute . Quite the contrary , not only was he expected to retain his old religion , as he was not expected to retain his old language ...
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... native language , even when little of the language may be spoken at home or outside of religious spaces , they become a link with traditional culture and can serve as a vehicle to reproduce ethnic identity among the American born . The ...
... native language , even when little of the language may be spoken at home or outside of religious spaces , they become a link with traditional culture and can serve as a vehicle to reproduce ethnic identity among the American born . The ...
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... native - born members . On the basis of information from the focus groups , discussions with a team of con- sultants ... language usage ; religious and ethnic iden- tity of the members ; efforts to incorporate each ethnic group into the ...
... native - born members . On the basis of information from the focus groups , discussions with a team of con- sultants ... language usage ; religious and ethnic iden- tity of the members ; efforts to incorporate each ethnic group into the ...
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... native languages ( Hagan 1994 ) . Among immigrants from Belize and Honduras , black - Caribs , who speak the African - Caribbean language Garifuna , settled among other Central Americans or among African Americans , depending on whether ...
... native languages ( Hagan 1994 ) . Among immigrants from Belize and Honduras , black - Caribs , who speak the African - Caribbean language Garifuna , settled among other Central Americans or among African Americans , depending on whether ...
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... native - born Taiwanese there are also distinctive Hakka - speaking people ... language , and sociopolitical differences . Among those who were Christian ... language and culture , and attracting non - Christians for proselytization . The ...
... native - born Taiwanese there are also distinctive Hakka - speaking people ... language , and sociopolitical differences . Among those who were Christian ... language and culture , and attracting non - Christians for proselytization . The ...
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