1. pewresearch.org

    Oct 11, 2023For example, just 11% of Asian American adults say their religion is Buddhism, but 21% feel close to Buddhism for other reasons, such as family background or culture. Religious profile of Asian Americans. Today, 32% of Asian Americans are religiously unaffiliated, up from 26% in 2012.
  2. pewresearch.org

    When it comes to religion, the Asian-American community is a study in contrasts, encompassing groups that run the gamut from highly religious to highly secular. A new survey report examines the Asian-American population from the angle of religious affiliation, highlighting the beliefs, practices and views of Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, the religiously unaffiliated and other faiths.
  3. tif.ssrc.org

    Mar 22, 2023Asian American religious innovations compel us to reconsider how people may not practice only one religion, in one place, at one time, but practice religions "everywhere, all at once." We invite you to take the leap into the multiverse to track themes of intersectionality, affiliation, exclusion, kinship, estrangement, and reconciliation ...
  4. oxfordre.com

    Asian American religions have dramatically increased their presence in the United States. Partly, this is a function of the increasing population of Asian Americans since 1965.Asian American is a name given to the United States residents who trace their ancestry back to the area of Asia from Pakistan in the west to the Pacific islands east of ...
    Author:Tony CarnesPublished:2017
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  6. tif.ssrc.org

    Mar 22, 2023"Asian American religions: Everywhere, all at once," co-curated by Carolyn Chen (UC Berkeley), Tammy C. Ho (UC Riverside), and Jane Iwamura (University of the West) of the Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI) as well as Mona Oraby (TIF editor and Howard University) who also edited the forum, expands the scope of religious studies in the United States to include ...
  7. nycreligion.info

    Asian American Religions: the Making and Remaking of Borders and Boundaries brings together some of the most current research on Asian American religions from a social science perspective. This classic volume published by New York University Press is now being made available through Open Access, which means free!
  8. en.wikipedia.org

    South Asian Americans, predominantly those of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin, account for the largest share of Muslims followed by those of Indian origin. [78] For many Asian American Muslims, religion plays a central role in daily life. About 60% report that religion is very important to them, and 54% attend mosque services at least monthly.
  9. tif.ssrc.org

    Jun 7, 2023Jane Naomi Iwamura is Chief Academic Officer and Professor of Religious Studies at University of the West. Her books include Virtual Orientalism: Asian Religions and American Popular Culture (Oxford 2011) and the co-edited volume, Revealing the Sacred in Asian and Pacific America (Routledge 2003). She co-founded the Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI) in 1999 and ...
  10. Oct 11, 2023The share of Asian American Christians dropped the most dramatically, from 42% in 2012 to 34% now. Buddhism is also down by 3 percentage points, while Hinduism and Islam have risen slightly, going ...
  11. myasianvoice.com

    Oct 27, 2023While there is a greater diversity of religions practiced by Asians in America, there also exists religious concentrations when broken down by ethnicity per Pew Research Center's 2023 report, Religion Among Asian Americans. Like the rest of America, the religiously unaffiliated represents one-third of the population and growing.
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