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A 5 page paper which examines how 21st century Asian-Indian churches (or temples) in North America can bridge the gap between older and younger generations by meeting the needs of the emerging generation. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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a way for them to feel more comfortable and less foreign in a strange land. With the passage of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1965, an ever increasing number
of Indians made their way to North America, with hopes of grabbing a piece of the American Dream of economic prosperity for themselves (Ramisetty-Mikler, 1993). Soon, Asian Indians or
immigrants born in India became the latest flavor being added to the American melting pot. According to 2000 census statistics, there are 1,718,778 people who identify themselves as Asian
Indians currently living in North America (Smith, 2002, p. 577). The Asian Indians rank fourth among the Asian immigrant population in the United States, with the population of more
than three-quarters concentrated within ten states (Mogelonsky, 1995, p. 32). Early in the twenty-first century, approximately one-third of these Asian Indians were second-generation between the ages of 21 and
34 (Melwani, 1998). Like the Asian Indian older or passing generation, this younger or emerging generation is expected to adhere strictly to the time honored traditions of Hinduism, which is
a 2,500 year old religion that presides over spiritual and social practices (Ramisetty-Mikler, 1993). It is a monotheistic faith that believes in the existence of Brahma or "the supreme
world soul or spirit" (Ramisetty-Mikler, 1993, p. 36). The older generation incorporated the worship of gods into their daily household and social routines, which included fasting on sacred days,
dictating their behavior in accordance with the social caste into which they were born and an acceptance that life is one of suffering and an "absence of ego" with a
persons karma and fate a reminder that ones destiny has been determined by the consequences of present actions (Ramisetty-Mikler, 1993). This has presented considerable conflict with a Western culture
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