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Acknowledgments There are many people to thank. I am grateful to the various unnamed students, pastors, staff, and administrators who welcomed me into their fellowships and made my research possible. I thank my mentors Min Zhou, Roger Waldinger, and John Evans, as well as various scholars including Russell Jeung, Antony Alumkal, Pyong Gap Min, and Stephen Warner, whose works have shaped my thoughts and writings on the second generation. The support of various organizations and institutions including the Louisville Institute, the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the LeRoy Neiman Center for the Study of American Society and Culture (UCLA), and the Institute for American Culture and the Asian American Studies (UCLA) have also been invaluable . Finally, I express much thanks to my dear parents, husband, and friends for their continued love, encouragement, and faith. ix ...

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