Revealing the Sacred in Asian and Pacific AmericaJane Iwamura, Paul Spickard Asian and Pacific Islander Americans constitute the fastest-growing racial group in the United States. They are also one of the most religiously diverse. Through them Asian traditions such as Hinduism, Sikhism, Confucianism, and Buddhism have been introduced into every major city and across a wide swath of Middle America. The contributors to this volume provide an essential inter-disciplinary resource for the study of Asian and Pacific Islander American religion. |
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... organization tohighlight the religious and ethnicdiversity that existsin Asian andPacific America. Each ofthese delineations provides valuable perspective. However, in our minds, thereis moretobe realizedand seen. In additionto ...
... organization tohighlight the religious and ethnicdiversity that existsin Asian andPacific America. Each ofthese delineations provides valuable perspective. However, in our minds, thereis moretobe realizedand seen. In additionto ...
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... organization to highlight the religious and ethnic diversity that exists in Asian and Pacific America . Each of these delineations provides valuable perspective . However , in our minds , there is more to be realized and seen . In ...
... organization to highlight the religious and ethnic diversity that exists in Asian and Pacific America . Each of these delineations provides valuable perspective . However , in our minds , there is more to be realized and seen . In ...
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... organizations and their members have transformed a " political racial category ” —Asian American — into a “ sym- bolic racial identity " that is able to sustain religious community . The author also illuminates the different ways ...
... organizations and their members have transformed a " political racial category ” —Asian American — into a “ sym- bolic racial identity " that is able to sustain religious community . The author also illuminates the different ways ...
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... organization devoted to the preservation of historic sites , started by the daughters of Protestant missionaries ) “ enclosed the ancient ' birthing ' stone and another ... within a wire fence and conducted appro- priate dedication ...
... organization devoted to the preservation of historic sites , started by the daughters of Protestant missionaries ) “ enclosed the ancient ' birthing ' stone and another ... within a wire fence and conducted appro- priate dedication ...
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... organizations is rarely if ever acknowledged . Although the topic of religion has not been com- pletely absent in Asian American studies , it continues to appear primarily as a sociological category ( as an institution ) , as a part of ...
... organizations is rarely if ever acknowledged . Although the topic of religion has not been com- pletely absent in Asian American studies , it continues to appear primarily as a sociological category ( as an institution ) , as a part of ...
Contents
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Compassion Among Aging Nisei Japanese Americans | 43 |
The Public | 67 |
Constructing | 87 |
Race Religion and Colonialism in the Mormon Pacific | 107 |
PRACTICE | 114 |
Hindu Temples | 193 |
Why Cant They Just Get Along? An Analysis of Schisms in | 209 |
New Asian American Churches and Symbolic Racial Identity | 225 |
Continuities and Discontinuities | 241 |
Dissonant Memories Sacred Journey | 273 |
vii | 286 |
Japanese American | 291 |
Witnessing Religion in Mary Paik Lees Quiet Odyssey | 309 |
A Comparison of Korean | 125 |
Altars in the Hindu American Home | 143 |
Changing Religious Practices Among | 159 |
The Rhetorical Use | 177 |
Enchanting Diasporas Asian Americans and the Passionate | 327 |
Contributors | 341 |
Index | 347 |
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