right when commercial real estate was hot.

Feeling close to a religion: 40% of Asian American adults express a connection to one or more groups that they do not claim as a religious identity.These six Asian origin groups – Chinese.

Various other religious groups (including Daoists.18% do not identify religiously as Christian.and the share who identify as Christian has declined.

Coulter Foundation; The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation; The Long Family Foundation; Lu-Hebert Fund; Gee Family Foundation; Joseph Cotchett; the Julian Abdey and Sabrina Moyle Charitable Fund; and Nanci Nishimura.These are among the findings of a new Pew Research Center analysis exploring religion among Asian American adults.

56% of Chinese Americans and 47% of Japanese Americans are not affiliated with any religion – the highest percentages of nones (i.

It does not take policy positions.she obtained her teaching credential and taught at an inner-city school in Watts for many years.

and holding free reading classes and giving away books to needy children and adults at the Hope for the Homeless organization in Downtown L.and economic well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

due to a shortage of nurses during World War II.the GI bill granted him attendance at L.