Even as churches connect immigrant communities, a new Pew Research study shows a decline in organized religion among Asian Americans.
Growing up in New York City’s Chinatown, Winnie Wu attended church services regularly with her family. An immigrant from Guangzhou, China, Wu recalled that her grandmother was converted to Christianity by missionaries in China.
Religion is deeply personal and complex. A connection to a religion sometimes waxes and wanes throughout a person’s lifetime. Of those non-affiliated, 56% are Chinese Americans and 47% are Japanese Americans. Three-quarters of Filipino Americans identify as Christian and 59% of Korean Americans identify as Christian, with the majority being Protestant.
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