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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... CHURCH : a 95 % Greek - origin church with both established second and subsequent generation Greek - Americans and newcomer immigrants . IGLESIA CRISTIANA EVANGELICA : an Evangelical Protestant church composed of Introduction / 23.
... CHURCH : a 95 % Greek - origin church with both established second and subsequent generation Greek - Americans and newcomer immigrants . IGLESIA CRISTIANA EVANGELICA : an Evangelical Protestant church composed of Introduction / 23.
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... newcomers . Rich and poor Mexican immigrants in El Segundo Barrio developed a host of community in- stitutions ( clubs , ethnic businesses , etc. ) and gathered to discuss political developments in Mexico and to complain about anti ...
... newcomers . Rich and poor Mexican immigrants in El Segundo Barrio developed a host of community in- stitutions ( clubs , ethnic businesses , etc. ) and gathered to discuss political developments in Mexico and to complain about anti ...
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... newcomers sought to develop separate institutions . By 1930 , immigration had played a major role in elevating the Houston Hispanic population to about 15,000 , and in creating the barrios in the Second Ward and Magnolia , as well as ...
... newcomers sought to develop separate institutions . By 1930 , immigration had played a major role in elevating the Houston Hispanic population to about 15,000 , and in creating the barrios in the Second Ward and Magnolia , as well as ...
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... newcomers ( see Crittenden 1988 ) . Across the city , Catholic priests and nuns worked closely with these refugees , trying to find food and shel- ter for them . In comparison with Indochinese and Cuban refugees , who received federal ...
... newcomers ( see Crittenden 1988 ) . Across the city , Catholic priests and nuns worked closely with these refugees , trying to find food and shel- ter for them . In comparison with Indochinese and Cuban refugees , who received federal ...
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... newcomers seeking ethnic items not found in other Houston stores . Chinatown particularly attracted ethnic Chinese emigrating from Indochina . Consisting of about a 20 - square - block area , by the 1980s Chinatown contained stores ...
... newcomers seeking ethnic items not found in other Houston stores . Chinatown particularly attracted ethnic Chinese emigrating from Indochina . Consisting of about a 20 - square - block area , by the 1980s Chinatown contained stores ...
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