culture and religion

Question 1

functions of immigrant religious institutions

for parents

Answer 1

1. religious center
2. social and cultural center
3. educational function
4. keeps nationalism alive
5. pseudo-extended family
6. emotional support
7. primary place to facilitate life adjustment in US

Question 2

3 types of 2nd gen koreans in church

helen lee’s work on second-gen koreans in church

Answer 2

1. ethnic/religious
2. ethnically identied: doesn’t get into religious aspect
3. neither ethnic nor religious

Question 3

what will happen in college/as young adults?

as they leave parents’ church…

Answer 3

• join campus ministries
• “silent exodus”: quietly leaving the ethnic churches they grew up in

Question 4

rebecca kim’s work

Answer 4

• 1990s – UCberk had 64 separate asian christian organizations
• 1999 – UCLA had 13 korean american christian groups

on many campuses in west, northeast, and midwest, the percentage of asian americans is often as high at 80%