Contesting "Conversion" and "Reversion" among Young Adult Asian American Buddhists

This paper engages the perspectives of thirty young adult Asian American Buddhists (YAAABs) raised in non-Buddhist households. Grounded in semi-structured, one-on-one in-person and email interviews, my research reveals the family tensions and challenges of belonging faced by a group straddling multi...

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Main Author: Han, Chenxing (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-18
Further subjects:B Young Adult
B Reversion
B Buddhism
B Identity
B Asian American
B Conversion
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