Author Archives: Marisa

Considering the Chinese population in New York is so vast, I found it interesting that there were no in depth studies of the religion of these people prior to guest’s work. I also found it interesting how many different Chinese … Continue reading →

When I began reading this chapter, I was a little confused. The title of the book is God in Chinatown but this specific chapter is in regards to China. Either way, the focus of the chapter is clearly religion, in … Continue reading →

Even in the most Jewish part of Crown Heights, southern crown heights, the area is still predominantly African American with a black population of 60%.  However as in the words of Goldschmidt and Number 23:9, these two peoples are “ … Continue reading →

When thinking about a parade I think in terms of a celebration. Specifically about what event, people or religion the parade is for, and my thought does not go deeper than that. However, Susan Slyomovic’s essay on the Muslim World … Continue reading →

In the final chapter, Galvez seemed to sum up most of what happened in the book. However, there was less of a focus on guadalupismo than there was on immigration rights, which I was under the impression was the main … Continue reading →