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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... youth ( Portes and Zhou 1993 ; Rumbaut 1994 ; Zhou 1997 ; Zhou and Bankston 1994 , 1998 ) suggests that , for many immigrant groups , issues of assimilation are looming large as adolescent and young adult cohorts are coming of age in ...
... youth ( Portes and Zhou 1993 ; Rumbaut 1994 ; Zhou 1997 ; Zhou and Bankston 1994 , 1998 ) suggests that , for many immigrant groups , issues of assimilation are looming large as adolescent and young adult cohorts are coming of age in ...
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... youth from various religious groups . Each focus group session was videotaped , transcribed , and sum- marized into a final report . Data from the groups proved very helpful , both in the selection of research sites and in generating ...
... youth from various religious groups . Each focus group session was videotaped , transcribed , and sum- marized into a final report . Data from the groups proved very helpful , both in the selection of research sites and in generating ...
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... youth aged 18 and 24 and even fewer teenagers . Only a few children attend services . The temple has a youth association numbering about 160 members , who range in age from 6 to 18 . They do not attend regular services with everyone ...
... youth aged 18 and 24 and even fewer teenagers . Only a few children attend services . The temple has a youth association numbering about 160 members , who range in age from 6 to 18 . They do not attend regular services with everyone ...
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... youth . The local chapter of the Vietnamese Buddhist Youth Asso- ciation is in charge of these classes . The Youth Association is an autonomous organization that has been housed at the Center for five years . It has no paid staff and is ...
... youth . The local chapter of the Vietnamese Buddhist Youth Asso- ciation is in charge of these classes . The Youth Association is an autonomous organization that has been housed at the Center for five years . It has no paid staff and is ...
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... 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 . Hence , they sometimes ...
... 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 . Hence , they sometimes ...
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