Author Archives: Katherine Roszkowski

Although chapter 5 of God in Chinatown was full of information about religious institutions in Chinatown, I found myself particularly interested in one of them. Guest’s description of the He Xian Jun Buddhist Temple and its founder, Master Lu, made … Continue reading →

I found chapter 3 of Race and Religion very enlightening, because it made me reconsider my beliefs about culture. I remember learning about culture in elementary school; my teacher explained to the class that culture is what people do, the … Continue reading →

The thing I found most interesting when reading “The Muslim World Day Parade” by Susan Slyomovics was the importance of parades for a cultural group establishing a presence in New York City. I also found the hierarchy that exists in … Continue reading →

While reading chapter five of Nancy Foner’s From Ellis Island to JFK, one of the things that surprised me was the fact that Jews and Italians used to be considered “probationary whites” and “in-between peoples” (Foner 143). It’s so hard … Continue reading →

I already knew before reading this chapter that many immigrant use religion to help cope with the struggles that come with moving to a new country. However, I was surprised at how Mexican immigrants mold aspects of their religion, particularly … Continue reading →

What I found most interesting about chapter 3 of From Ellis Island to JFK was how different the stereotypical portrayals of immigrants’ jobs was from their actual realities. Whenever I thought of immigrants in the early 1900’s, I always thought … Continue reading →

When I first started reading about the domus in Chapter 4 of The Madonna of 115th Street, I only saw the family-centered value of Italian-Americans as a good thing. Orsi’s description fit my previous vision of the typical Italian family: … Continue reading →