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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... official lists provided by organizations such as the Catholic Diocese of Galveston / Houston , the Islamic Society of Greater Houston , and the Union Baptist Association , as well as an un- official list of Hispanic storefront churches ...
... official lists provided by organizations such as the Catholic Diocese of Galveston / Houston , the Islamic Society of Greater Houston , and the Union Baptist Association , as well as an un- official list of Hispanic storefront churches ...
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... officials in the mid - 1990s , the members did not disseminate their proceedings publicly . In the mid- 1990s , Houston again distinguished itself as an immigration center by constructing a city- supported labor recruitment center for ...
... officials in the mid - 1990s , the members did not disseminate their proceedings publicly . In the mid- 1990s , Houston again distinguished itself as an immigration center by constructing a city- supported labor recruitment center for ...
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... The members collected the money from among themselves , using personal savings and bank loans . The Center was officially established in April 1990 , the 45 Chapter 3: Center for Vietnamese Buddhism: Recreating Home Thuan Huynh.
... The members collected the money from among themselves , using personal savings and bank loans . The Center was officially established in April 1990 , the 45 Chapter 3: Center for Vietnamese Buddhism: Recreating Home Thuan Huynh.
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... officially established in April 1990 , the Peace Hall was inaugurated in February 1992 , and the Main Sanctuary Building and Dharma Activity House , where Sunday classes are held , were completed in May 1996. The Center has plans to ...
... officially established in April 1990 , the Peace Hall was inaugurated in February 1992 , and the Main Sanctuary Building and Dharma Activity House , where Sunday classes are held , were completed in May 1996. The Center has plans to ...
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... official documents and has the final say in everything related to the temple . For example , at the beginning of my research at the temple , the other monks advised me to go to the Abbot to explain the project in which I was involved ...
... official documents and has the final say in everything related to the temple . For example , at the beginning of my research at the temple , the other monks advised me to go to the Abbot to explain the project in which I was involved ...
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