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Ethno-Religious Perpetuity?. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Oct 2008, Pages: 128
Whereas first-generation Korean-American immigrants
are noted for their high rates of Protestantism (and
self-employment) there have been mixed findings with
respect to their progeny. Some state that
second-generation decline can be depicted as a
“silent exodus” and others claim that the “silent
exodus” is a reified concept. Via qualitative and
quantitative analyses, this book attempts to explore
why post-college second-generation Korean Americans
would (continue to) attend a co-ethnic church. A
fundamental question that has not been asked is: “Is
religious internalization a necessary pre-condition
for second-generation Korean Americans to attend a
(Korean) church?” This case study investigates the
religious and non-religious meanings of the only
autonomous second-generation Korean-American
congregation (at the time of the study) in a
particular mid-western state of America. Finally,
this study should prove fruitful with respect to
Korean Americans in particular, and for the field of
immigration and religion in general.
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