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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... young adult cohorts are coming of age in American society and immigrant congrega- tions constitute a major arena in which such issues are played out . Portes and Zhou ( 1993 ) suggest that the second generation is experiencing " segmen ...
... young adult cohorts are coming of age in American society and immigrant congrega- tions constitute a major arena in which such issues are played out . Portes and Zhou ( 1993 ) suggest that the second generation is experiencing " segmen ...
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... young who are educated here do not get turned off when they hear the lectures and sermons . Before , when I heard other monks ' lectures and sermons , I was put off . I am a man of science . Anything anti - science , I was put off . The ...
... young who are educated here do not get turned off when they hear the lectures and sermons . Before , when I heard other monks ' lectures and sermons , I was put off . I am a man of science . Anything anti - science , I was put off . The ...
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... young people the language . One Youth Association volunteer worried that the youth will lose their language . She observed that parents worry that their children will not be able to do well in school if they do not speak English at home ...
... young people the language . One Youth Association volunteer worried that the youth will lose their language . She observed that parents worry that their children will not be able to do well in school if they do not speak English at home ...
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... young Vietnamese who are more fluent in English than Vietnamese . Vietnamese newcomers usually arrive at temple with a friend or a family member who is familiar with its workings . If newcomers visit by themselves , they are left to ...
... young Vietnamese who are more fluent in English than Vietnamese . Vietnamese newcomers usually arrive at temple with a friend or a family member who is familiar with its workings . If newcomers visit by themselves , they are left to ...
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... Young students were also given the chance to honor their parents by giving them roses to pin on . A New Year's festival is also held at the Center . Because it is both a religious and a secular celebration , the Center becomes the focal ...
... Young students were also given the chance to honor their parents by giving them roses to pin on . A New Year's festival is also held at the Center . Because it is both a religious and a secular celebration , the Center becomes the focal ...
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