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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... women of the period . Oh reframes Lee's autobiography to highlight the intricate nature of the protagonist's expression of religious belief that is complicated by gender , class , and nationalism . Finally , we end with David Kyuman ...
... women of the period . Oh reframes Lee's autobiography to highlight the intricate nature of the protagonist's expression of religious belief that is complicated by gender , class , and nationalism . Finally , we end with David Kyuman ...
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... woman who prayed there claims to have seen six angels hovering above the stones . An enterpris- ing “ self appointed Chinese priest received fees for his ' services ' and from the sale of eucalyptus leaves from neighboring trees which ...
... woman who prayed there claims to have seen six angels hovering above the stones . An enterpris- ing “ self appointed Chinese priest received fees for his ' services ' and from the sale of eucalyptus leaves from neighboring trees which ...
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... woman's supplica- tions that rewarded her with a vision of angels . Why this is so has much to do with the genealogy of theory in Asian American studies and particularly the debt to Marxian labor history and sociology . In addition to ...
... woman's supplica- tions that rewarded her with a vision of angels . Why this is so has much to do with the genealogy of theory in Asian American studies and particularly the debt to Marxian labor history and sociology . In addition to ...
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... women who were daughters of American Protestant missionaries , the Daughters of Hawaii was one of the first organi- zations in Hawai'i to recognize the importance of historical preservation . " Online : http://www.daughtersofhawaii.org ...
... women who were daughters of American Protestant missionaries , the Daughters of Hawaii was one of the first organi- zations in Hawai'i to recognize the importance of historical preservation . " Online : http://www.daughtersofhawaii.org ...
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... Woman in America ( Seattle : University of Washington Press , 1990 ) . 31. Theresa Hak Kyung Cha , Dictée ( Berkeley : Third Woman Press , 1995 ; orig . New York : Tanam Press , 1982 ) . Moira Roth , " Theresa Hak Kyung Cha 1951-1982 ...
... Woman in America ( Seattle : University of Washington Press , 1990 ) . 31. Theresa Hak Kyung Cha , Dictée ( Berkeley : Third Woman Press , 1995 ; orig . New York : Tanam Press , 1982 ) . Moira Roth , " Theresa Hak Kyung Cha 1951-1982 ...
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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