... Chinese churches in the United States, most of them Protestant evangelical congregations, bringing together diasporic Chinese from diverse origins--Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, and Southeast Asian countries. Despite the many tensions and conflicts that exist within these congregations, most individuals find ways to creatively integrate their evangelical Christian beliefs with traditional Chinese ( ... . The church becomes a place where they can selectively assimilate into American society while simultaneously preserving Chinese values and culture. Religion, spirituality, and faith h...

• Word Count: 422
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

... a vast garment industry, is facing fierce competition from the abundance of cheap goods these mostly third world countries export . In response to this, American manufacturers have moved much of their production abroad to countries such as Mexico, where the labour costs are a fraction of those at home, for ... Latino migrants, primarily from Mexico. As Bonacich points out there seems to be a general trend in the Los Angeles garment industry of Korean/Asian contractors employing Mexican/Latino workers . She reported that 51 percent of garment factory owners were Asians, most of whose em...

• Word Count: 2535
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

... the development of the notion that the transition from China to America brings upon estrangement that can bear pains and gains for Asian American families and through Leila's interactions with her family and the relationship she has with them, the reader is able to see the representation and ... assimilation of the Asian American Identity in the United States and the social and economic struggles that comes along with it. In the novel Leila is seemingly trapped ... being Mah's daughter, of letting her be my whole life"(NG, 190) Bearing her family's issues Leila is able to represent the s...

• Word Count: 1094
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate