Description
Book SynopsisThis volume looks at the intersection of race and religion in the United States before, during, and after World War II, when Nisei (second-generation) Japanese American Jodo Shinshu (or Shin) Buddhists reacted to the trauma of racial and religious discrimination.
Trade ReviewThe book offers not only an engaging account of Buddhism's transmission but also a reflective, scholarly understanding of how Japanese culture was able to remain authentic to itself while opening out and being assimilated into the wider culture. * Choice *
Table of ContentsPrologue: Kashiwagi's Narrative Introduction: Buddhism Rephrased 1. The Buddhist Movement in America 2. A Rational Teaching 3. All This and Discrimination 4. A House for Our Hopes 5. Where the Heart Belongs Conclusion: As All Things Go Epilogue: Our Narrative Bibliography Index
