Ethno-Religious Perpetuity

Whereas first-generation Korean-American immigrants§are noted for their high rates of Protestantism (and§self-employment) there have been mixed findings with§respect to their progeny. Some state that§second-generation decline can be depicted as a silent exodus and others claim that the silent§exodus is a reified concept. Via qualitative and§quantitative analyses, this book attempts to explore§why post-college second-generation Korean Americans§would (continue to) attend a co-ethnic church. A§fundamental question that has not been asked is: Is§religious internalization a necessary pre-condition§for second-generation Korean Americans to attend a§(Korean) church? This case study investigates the§religious and non-religious meanings of the only§autonomous second-generation Korean-American§congregation (at the time of the study) in a§particular mid-western state of America. Finally,§this study should prove fruitful with respect to§Korean Americans in particular, and for the field of§immigration and religion in general. Whereas first-generation Korean-American immigrants§are noted for their high rates of Protestantism (and§self-employment) there have been mixed findings with§respect to their progeny. Some state that§second-generation decline can be depicted as a silent exodus and others claim that the silent§exodus is a reified concept. Via qualitative and§quantitative analyses, this book attempts to explore§why post-college second-generation Korean Americans§would (continue to) attend a co-ethnic church. A§fundamental question that has not been asked is: Is§religious internalization a necessary pre-condition§for second-generation Korean Americans to attend a§(Korean) church? This case study investigates the§religious and non-religious meanings of the only§autonomous second-generation Korean-American§congregation (at the time of the study) in a§particular mid-western state of America. Finally,§this study should prove fruitful with respect to§Korean Americans in particular, and for the field of§immigration and religion in general.