By Gurinder Singh Mann,Paul Numrich,Raymond Williams

Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in the United States explores the demanding situations that Asian immigrants face whilst their religion--and accordingly culture--is "remade within the united states" Peppered with tales of person humans and the way they really reside their faith, this informative booklet offers an summary of every religion's ideals, a quick heritage of immigration--and discrimination--for every one staff, and the way immigrants have tailored their spiritual ideals due to the fact they arrived. alongside the way in which, the jobs of guys and ladies, perspectives towards courting and marriage, the connection to the native land, the "brain drain" from Asia of scientists, engineers, physicians, and different pros, and American offshoots of Asian religions, equivalent to the Hare Krishnas and Transcendental Meditation (TM), are discussed.

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