Getting Saved in America : : Taiwanese Immigration and Religious Experience / / Carolyn Chen.
What does becoming American have to do with becoming religious? Many immigrants become more religious after coming to the United States. Taiwanese are no different. Like many Asian immigrants to the United States, Taiwanese frequently convert to Christianity after immigrating. But Americanization is...
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