This chapter focuses on the religious lives of Chinese Americans throughout the past half century. It explores the intertwined histories of religion and immigration in the United States, and uses the case of Chinese Americans to illustrate how new immigration laws and new immigrant communities have ...
"We wouldn't have freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly if the cornerstone of our democracy wasn't free speech," said Alaine Arnott, president and CEO of the museum located in Old City. Visitors to each of the three exhibitions in the series are able to explore ...
The First Amendment's freedom of speech and religion clauses have been used in high-profile court cases to justify anti-LGBTQ discrimination. They are not just concepts. Anti-LGBTQ doctrines embraced at Republican rallies have in recent years been codified across the country, keeping transg...
The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, reminded the Iranian Government of its responsibility to ensure that no one is prosecuted or detained because of their religious views or activities, including Christians of Muslim backgrounds. Mr. Abedini was...
The ADA’s protections are similar to those provided to individuals based on skin color, race, gender, national origin, age and religion. Small business owners are responsible for meeting ADA requirements, but some regulations aren’t always obvious. We’ll explore ADA regulations that business ...
If Americans take time to study Confucianism, they may quickly realize that it is not a “religion” in the same way that, for example, Christianity and Judaism and Islam are religions. Its focus is not on a creator God above the world, but rather on the world itself, as a place where...
All of these accomplishments center the stories and experiences of the Latinx community to entertain mass audiences and, in some cases, help shape American history. Get to know some of the most notable Latin American figures who have influenced pop culture, politics, religion, and beyond. ...
Jennifer Kates, senior vice president and director of global health and HIV policy for KFF, said that “we are seeing, with this COVID vaccine, the commercialization process actually happening in real time. “Up until now, all of the vaccine purchases and all of the paymen...
“Racial inequalities in infant and childhood mortality between Black and white Americans have not decreased in 70 years in the United States, with Black infants and children consistently having nearly twice the risk for death of white infants and children,” concluded a team led...
by class, as polls indicate. Teams here also aren't religiously identified, even at the college level at Catholic institutions like the University of Notre Dame. Fighting Irish fans come in all creeds and colors, an echo, perhaps, of the freedom of religion on which this country is based....