Taiwanese immigration and religious experience Chen, Carolyn 1971- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. nju Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press ©2008 2008 monographic eng 1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) 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 more than simply a process of Christianization. Most Taiwanese American Buddhists also say they converted only after arriving in the United States even though Buddhism is a part of Taiwan's dominant religion. By examining the experiences of Christian and Buddhist Taiwanese Americans, Getting Saved. Becoming religious by becoming American -- From beautiful island to beautiful country : Taiwanese immigration and religion in Southern California -- Becoming Christian : breaking traditions and making traditions -- Becoming Buddhist : from embedded religion to explicit religion -- Becoming American men and women : otherworldly narratives and this-worldly selves -- Cultivating American saints : religious disciplines of the self -- Becoming Americans : from migrants to pilgrims. Carolyn Chen. Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-225) and index. Taiwanese Americans Religion Conversion Christianity Buddhism RELIGION Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict RELIGION Christianity General Buddhism Christianity Conversion BR563.C45 C44 2008eb 200.89/51073 22 Chen, Carolyn, 1971- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2008 (DLC) 2007018418 (OCoLC)124538440 9781400824175 1400824176 215741 MIL 22573/ctts0v6 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=286628 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=286628 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=286628 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=286628 CDX 070501 20200709055226.0 ocn432996506 eng