Religion in the Lives of Second-Generation Indian American Hindus
Religion in the Lives of Second-Generation Indian American Hindus
This chapter examines how the status of Hinduism as a religious minority in the US shapes the ethnic and religious development of second-generation Indian American Hindus. The experiences of Indian American Hindus vary by both life stage and the time of their parents' immigration, divided into Generations A and B. To Indian American Hindus, Hinduism and Indianness are interconnected. More importantly, they explore and negotiate the meanings of being Indian American Hindus as racial and religious outsiders in a white and Christian America. The chapter shows the limits of an approach that only recognizes religion when it is linked to an identity, an institution, or formalized practices. This approach to second-generation Indian American Hinduism underlines the persistence of Hinduism even when it is not officially practiced.
Keywords: second-generation Indian American Hindus, Hinduism, Indian American immigrants, racial outsider, religious outsider, Christian America
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