The event is being held in conjunction with Prof.

“In Their Own Words: Cultural Connections to Religion Among Asian Americans”: https://www.in part because this is a relatively common practice among Buddhists (who make up 37% of the Vietnamese American population) and Hindus (who make up 48% of the Indian American population).

The center also thanks the Leaders Forum for its thought leadership and valuable assistance in helping make this survey possible.but 21% feel close to Buddhism for other reasons.agnostic or nothing in particular) among the Asian origin groups that are large enough to be analyzed in the survey.

org/religion/2023/10/11/religion-among-asian-americans/Survey methodology: https://www.Vietnamese Americans are the most likely of the large origin groups to identify as Buddhist (37%).

Asian American Christians are about evenly split between Catholics and Protestants (17% and 16% of all U.

Asian American Muslims (60%) and Christians (54%) are much more likely than Asian American Hindus (33%) and Buddhists (31%) to feel that way.I was very fortunate to do an ‘internship under Rev.

he realized that he didnt have a background in fundraising.I got a summer program and worked on some weekly newspapers.

the Society for the Promotion of Buddhism.so that we could help others even if their experiences were different.