Religion and the "Blessing" of American Citizenship: Political and Civic Implications for Post-1965 Filipino Immigrants

This study investigates how Filipino-Americans perceive, interpret, and construct civicness, or the ways they embody immigrant, postcolonial experiences. It demonstrates how specific histories and contexts of reception, like colonialism, strongly intertwine with religion in shaping notions of Americ...

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Main Author: Manalang, Aprilfaye T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2016]
In: Implicit religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 283-306
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Naturalization / Philippine man / Political engagement / Social engagement
Further subjects:B Debt
B Filipino Americans
B United States
B civic and political engagement
B Immigrants Social conditions
B Immigration
B Citizenship
B Filipino-Americans
B Postcolonialism
B indebtedness
B Social Conditions
Online Access: Volltext (doi)