RT Article
T1 Ethnic Churches as an Important Space of Co-ethnic Resources for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
JF Review of religious research
VO 61
IS 2
SP 135
OP 156
A1 Tong, Guangyu
LA English
PB Springer
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1667967002
AB This paper provides new evidence that religious organizations with high co-ethnicity can be a space utilized by immigrant entrepreneurs for ethnic resources, especially for those with limited familial resources. Although a number of qualitative studies have previously identified the resource attainment through ethnic churches among immigrant entrepreneurs, such evidence is limited in quantitative analysis and the role of coethnicity is unclear. With the data from the New Immigrant Survey, this study shows that regardless of ethnic backgrounds and religious congregations, immigrant entrepreneurs with limited familial resources have a higher level of church involvement, and higher co-ethnicity in churches also increases the church involvement of immigrant entrepreneurs. These findings suggest that immigrant entrepreneurs may actively seek resources in ethnic churches. From a policy perspective, religious organizations that target immigrants in ethnic communities can potentially benefit immigrant entrepreneurs by providing co-ethnic resources and help them overcome initial barriers during economic assimilation.
K1 Co-ethnic resources
K1 Economic assimilation
K1 Ethnic church
K1 Familial resources
K1 Immigrant entrepreneurship
DO 10.1007/s13644-019-00369-y