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Book SynopsisExamines the religious experiences of the new second generation of immigrants to the US: the children of Asian and Latino immigrants
Trade Review"[T]he volume presents in rich empirical detail the way religion remains important in many different ways for Latino and Asian second-generation migrants in the USA. Sustaining Faith Traditionsallows us a glimpse into the ways in which the needs of migrant groups change over time and the role religion can play in their life, thus reaffirming its importance." -- Carolina Ivanescu * Social Anthropology *
"A generation of scholars has arisen that makes clear the complex, shifting, but organic links between religion and racial and ethnic identities. Sustaining Faith Traditionsdemonstrates that the sociology of religion is alive, well, and relevant in today's America. Casting off the simplistic assimilation theories of earlier scholars, they chart a sophisticated course among race, religion, class, and context to explain the experiences, affiliations, and identities of second-generation Americans. In vivid ethnographic and interview studies, the contributing authors take you inside houses of worship, families, and communities. They illuminate how second-generation Korean, Arab, Mexican, Chinese, Filipino, and Jewish Americans live their religions and experience their identities. Students of religion, immigration, multiculturalism, and ethnic identity will want to read this book." -- Paul Spickard ,University of California, Santa Barbara
"a well cited book for immigrant religion scholarship" -- Philip Conner * Sociology of Religion *
"This book is particularly suited for scholars of immigrant religion, as well as those of racial and ethnic identity, as it increases the understanding of the complexity of race, ethnicity, and religion for second generation immigrant communities. It is a well-written and organized volume...provides empirical research from leaders in the subfield of immigrant religion." -- Jennifer L. Le * Religious Research Association Review *
"Sustaining Faith Traditions includes an impressive array of new studies examining how race, ethnicity, and religion permeate the lives of second-generation Asian and Latino immigrants. Taken as whole, the collection shows how diverse faith traditions transform 21st-century America, offering a nuanced understanding of ethnoreligious hybridity and racialism." -- Min Zhou,Professor of Sociology & Asian American Studies, UCLA, and author of Contemporary Chinese America
Table of Contents1. Introduction: Religious, Racial, and Ethnic Identities of the New Second Generation Part I : Re l igious Primacy2. The Diversity-Affirming Latino: Ethnic Options and the Ethnic Transcendent Expression of American Latino Religious Identity 3. Islam Is to Catholicism as Teflon Is to Velcro: Religion and Culture among Muslims and Latinas 4. Second-Generation Asian Americans and Judaism Part I I : Racial i z ed Re l igion5. Second-Generation Latin@ Faith Institutions and Identity Formations 6. Latinos and Faith-Based Recovery from Gangs Part I I I : Hybrid i z ed Ethnore l igion7. Racial Insularity and Ethnic Faith: The Emerging Korean American Religious Elite 8. Second-Generation Filipino American Faithful: Are They "Praying and Sending"? 9. Second-Generation Korean American Christians' Communities:Congregational Hybridity Part IV : Minority Re l igions and Fami ly Trad itioning10. Second-Generation Chinese Americans: The Familism of the Nonreligious 11. "I Would Pay Homage, Not Go All 'Bling'": Vietnamese American Youth Reflect on Family and Religious Life 12. Religion in the Lives of Second-Generation Indian American Hindus About the ContributorsIndex
