Author Archives: Karla Padawer Solomon

I really liked the way Kenneth Guest ended the book.  I thought he outlined the previous chapters just briefly enough and made his conclusions clearly. At the beginning, Guest described the struggles that a lot of Chinese immigrants went through … Continue reading →

I got the impression from reading last week’s readings that the churches described in Guest’s book were very much sanctuaries for their congregants.  The fact that services were given in Fuzhounese at the churches mentioned on page 155 helped create … Continue reading →

This week’s chapter was about the primarily Fuzhounese religious congregations in Chinatown.  To gather data for this section, Guest had to do a lot of research.  He checked open to the public resources like Yellow Pages, but he had to … Continue reading →

The largest question I had after reading this chapter was: How was Christianity so threatening in comparison to other religions in China? Well . . . I looked it up.  To my knowledge, the religions/philosophies that were prevalent in China … Continue reading →

My first question to everybody is did anyone else notice the shout out to CUNY on page 31? =D  Okay, now to get serious. The reading this week gave an overview of the history of Chinese immigration to the United … Continue reading →

I found this chapter about transnational ties to be very interesting because it introduced a much broader and more historical view of transnationalism than I had previously considered.  The main point of the reading was that transnationalism, which I interpreted … Continue reading →

There were two main ideas driving the reading this week.  The first point was that race theories are societal constructs with no genetic basis whatsoever, which can change over time based on factors such as economic standing, education, and personal … Continue reading →