aThe amissionizeda and adiasporizeda Christians of the global South
are here in our midst . . . transforming the social, religious, and
political landscape in places they are finding receptive soils, and
. . . challenging us to think and act in new ways. Gonzalezas work
speaks of this reality not in abstraction, but through the
breathing stories of Filipino diaspora Christian communities in San
Francisco, California. Finally, a book that I have been waiting for
has arrived.a
--Eleazar S. Fernandez, Professor of Constructive Theology, United
Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, Minnesota
Filipinos are now the second largest Asian American population,
and the second largest immigrant group in the United States -- in
fact, there are more Filipino Americans than Japanese Americans and
Korean Americans combined. Surprisingly, there is little published
on Filipino Americans and their religion, or the ways in which
their religious traditions may influence the broader culture in
which they are becoming established.
Filipino American Faith in Action draws on interviews, survey
data, and participant observation to shed light on this large
immigrant community. It explores Filipino American religious
institutions as essential locations for empowerment and civic
engagement, illuminating how Filipino spiritual experiences can
offer a lens for viewing this migrant communityas social,
political, economic, and cultural integration into American life.
Gonzalez examines Filipino American church involvement and
religious practices in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the
Phillipines, showing how Filipino Americans maintain community and
ethnic and religious networks, contra assimilationtheory, and how
they go about sharing their traditions with the larger society.
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