When Mihiri Tillakaratne was young, a white scholar visited the Sri Lankan Buddhist temple she had grown up at. The Los Angeles temple was a vibrant hub for many Sri Lankan Americans scattered across ...

Ruanto-Ramirez is an assistant professor of Ethnic Studies-Asian American Studies at Southwestern College and commissioner for Asian & Pacific Islander Relations for the County of San Diego’s Leon L.

An ancient religion brought by Chinese immigrant railroad workers and variations of Buddhism bought by Japanese settlers and later from South East Asian refugees has shaped American Buddhism.

Preface -- Spelling and Transliteration Systems -- Introduction -- Roberto Vitali : Territory and Trends in Land Control : The Byang thang "Heartland" and the mNga' ris "Periphery" -- Christian Jahoda ...

SAN JOSE — Hours after Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the first person to be arrested — a half hour before the declaration of martial law — was Bishop Gikyo Kuchiba, leader of ...