Religious acculturation is typically seen as a one-way process: The dominant religious culture imposes certain behavioral patterns, ethical standards, social va
This study examines the relationship of Buddhism to modernity, imperialism and ethnicity. Shin Buddhism, brought by Japanese immigrants, became one of the domin
Post–World War II historical developments, including Japanese American resettlement, the U.S. occupation of Japan, the Cold War, and decolonization in an emer
Strangers in This World brings together a consortium of scholars to reflect on the religious, political, anthropological, and social realities of immigration th
"Tomomi Hanamure, a Japanese citizen who loved exploring the rugged wilderness of the American West, was killed on her birthday May 8, 2006. She was stabbed 29