Do You See What I See? ‘Religion’ and Acculturation in Filipino–Japanese International Families

Catholicism prides itself on being a ‘global religion’. However, just how this ‘religion’ is contextualized into a specific culture has led to intercultural and intergenerational problems. In Japan, the Filipino-Japanese struggle to fit into a society that sees, in their Catholic upbringing, ‘religi...

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Main Author: Lemay, Alec R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 2
Further subjects:B Filipino–Japanese children
B ‘religion’
B Filipino
B Roman Catholic Church in Japan
B Acculturation
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