Preserving Ethnicity through Religion in America: Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across Generations by Pyong Gap Min | Goodreads

Preserving Ethnicity through Religion in America: Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across Generations by Pyong Gap Min | Goodreads





Preserving Ethnicity through Religion in America: Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across Generations
Pyong Gap Min

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Books by Pyong Gap Min (Author of Korean "Comfort Women") | Goodreads

Books by Pyong Gap Min

Pyong Gap Min
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	Korean "Comfort Women": Military Brothels, Brutality, and the Redress Movement (Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights) by Pyong Gap Min 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions
	Struggle for Ethnic Identity: Narratives by Asian American Professionals by Pyong Gap Min really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1999 — 6 editions
	Preserving Ethnicity through Religion in America: Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across Generations by Pyong Gap Min 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
	Caught in the Middle: Korean Communities in the New York and Los Angeles by Pyong Gap Min 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions
	The Second Generation: Ethnic Identity among Asian Americans (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans Book 9) by Pyong Gap Min, Yen Le Espiritu (Contributor), Hung C. Thai (Contributor), Sharmila Rudrappa (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions
	Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues by Pyong Gap Min (editor) 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions
	Ethnic Solidarity for Economic Survival: Korean Greengrocers in New York City by Pyong Gap Min 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
	Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities: Building Faith Communities by Pyong Gap Min (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions
	Changes and Conflicts: Korean Immigrant Families in New York (Part of the New Immigrants Series) by Pyong Gap Min, Nancy Foner really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions
	Koreans in North America: Their Experiences in the Twenty-First Century by Pyong Gap Min, Joe Jeong Ho Han (Contributor), Ann H. Kim (Contributor), Min-Jung Kwak (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
	Transnational Cultural Flow from Home: Korean Community in Greater New York by Pyong Gap Min 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions
	Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States [3 volumes] by Pyong Gap Min it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005 — 3 editions
	TRIALS, TRIUMPHS, AND ACTIVIST RESEARCH: PYONG GAP MIN’S 82 YEARS OF LIFE STORIES by Pyong Gap Min it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
	TRIALS, TRIUMPHS, AND ACTIVIST RESEARCH: PYONG GAP MIN'S 82 YEARS OF LIFE STORIES by Pyong Gap Min it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
	Second-Generation Korean Experiences in the United States and Canada by Pyong Gap Min (Editor), Samuel Noh (Editor), Yung Duk Kim (Foreword), Neha Ahmed (Contributor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 3 editions
	Intergenerational transmission of religion and culture: Korean Protestants in the U.S.: An article from: Sociology of Religion by Pyong Gap Min, Dae Young Kim 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
	Countering History Denialism: The Assault On Truth About 'comfort Women' by Pyong Gap Min (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions
	Transnational Cultural Flow from Home: Korean Community in Greater New York by Pyong Gap Min 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
	The Transnational Redress Movement for the Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery by Pyong Gap Min (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions
	The Transnational Redress Movement for the Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery by Pyong Gap Min (Editor), Thomas R Chung (Editor), Sejung Yim (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
	The Transnational Redress Movement for the Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery (Genocide and Mass Violence in the Age of Extremes, 2) by Pyong Gap Min, Thomas R Chung (Editor), Sejung Yim (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
	Struggle for Ethnic Identity: Narratives by Asian American Professionals (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans Book 4) by Pyong Gap Min, Rose Kim (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
	Younger-Generation Korean Experiences in the United States: Personal Narratives on Ethnic and Racial Identities by Pyong Gap Min (Editor), Thomas Chung (Editor), Linda Park (Contributor), Rose Kim (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
	Asian Ethnic Groups in New York: A Comparative Analysis by Pyong Gap Min 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions
	Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States: Volume Three, S-Z, with Primary Documents and Original Writings by Pyong Gap Min 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005
	Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States: Volume Two, I-R by Pyong Gap Min 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005
	Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States: Volume One, A-H by Pyong Gap Min 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005
	Ethnic Business Enterprise: Korean Small Business in Atlanta by Pyong Gap Min 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions
	Mass Migration to the United States: Classical and Contemporary Periods by Pyong Gap Min (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions

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Showing 29 distinct works.

sort by                  popularity                 original publication year                 title                 average rating                 number of pages         

	Second-Generation Korean Experiences in the United States and Canada by Pyong Gap Min (Editor), Samuel Noh (Editor), Yung Duk Kim (Foreword), Neha Ahmed (Contributor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 3 editions
	Younger-Generation Korean Experiences in the United States: Personal Narratives on Ethnic and Racial Identities by Pyong Gap Min (Editor), Thomas Chung (Editor), Linda Park (Contributor), Rose Kim (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
	Koreans in North America: Their Experiences in the Twenty-First Century by Pyong Gap Min, Joe Jeong Ho Han (Contributor), Ann H. Kim (Contributor), Min-Jung Kwak (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
	Preserving Ethnicity through Religion in America: Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across Generations by Pyong Gap Min 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
	Ethnic Solidarity for Economic Survival: Korean Greengrocers in New York City by Pyong Gap Min 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
	Asian Ethnic Groups in New York: A Comparative Analysis by Pyong Gap Min 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions
	Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States [3 volumes] by Pyong Gap Min it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005 — 3 editions
	Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States: Volume One, A-H by Pyong Gap Min 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005
	Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States: Volume Two, I-R by Pyong Gap Min 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005
	Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States: Volume Three, S-Z, with Primary Documents and Original Writings by Pyong Gap Min 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005
	Mass Migration to the United States: Classical and Contemporary Periods by Pyong Gap Min (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions
	The Second Generation: Ethnic Identity among Asian Americans (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans Book 9) by Pyong Gap Min, Yen Le Espiritu (Contributor), Hung C. Thai (Contributor), Sharmila Rudrappa (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions
	Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities: Building Faith Communities by Pyong Gap Min (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions
	Struggle for Ethnic Identity: Narratives by Asian American Professionals by Pyong Gap Min really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1999 — 6 editions
	Changes and Conflicts: Korean Immigrant Families in New York (Part of the New Immigrants Series) by Pyong Gap Min, Nancy Foner really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions
	Caught in the Middle: Korean Communities in the New York and Los Angeles by Pyong Gap Min 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions
	Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues by Pyong Gap Min (editor) 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions
	Ethnic Business Enterprise: Korean Small Business in Atlanta by Pyong Gap Min 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions
	Struggle for Ethnic Identity: Narratives by Asian American Professionals (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans Book 4) by Pyong Gap Min, Rose Kim (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
	The Transnational Redress Movement for the Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery (Genocide and Mass Violence in the Age of Extremes, 2) by Pyong Gap Min, Thomas R Chung (Editor), Sejung Yim (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
	The Transnational Redress Movement for the Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery by Pyong Gap Min (Editor), Thomas R Chung (Editor), Sejung Yim (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
	The Transnational Redress Movement for the Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery by Pyong Gap Min (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions
	Korean "Comfort Women": Military Brothels, Brutality, and the Redress Movement (Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights) by Pyong Gap Min 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions
	Transnational Cultural Flow from Home: Korean Community in Greater New York by Pyong Gap Min 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions
	Transnational Cultural Flow from Home: Korean Community in Greater New York by Pyong Gap Min 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
	Countering History Denialism: The Assault On Truth About 'comfort Women' by Pyong Gap Min (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions
	TRIALS, TRIUMPHS, AND ACTIVIST RESEARCH: PYONG GAP MIN'S 82 YEARS OF LIFE STORIES by Pyong Gap Min it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
	TRIALS, TRIUMPHS, AND ACTIVIST RESEARCH: PYONG GAP MIN’S 82 YEARS OF LIFE STORIES by Pyong Gap Min it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
	Intergenerational transmission of religion and culture: Korean Protestants in the U.S.: An article from: Sociology of Religion by Pyong Gap Min, Dae Young Kim 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings

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TRIALS, TRIUMPHS, AND ACTIVIST RESEARCH: PYONG GAP MIN'S 82 YEARS OF LIFE STORIES
TRIALS, TRIUMPHS, AND ACTIVIST RESEARCH: PYONG GAP MIN'S 82 YEARS OF LIFE STORIES
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Caught in the Middle: Korean Communities in New York And Los Angeles
Caught in the Middle: Korean Communities in New York And Los Angeles
by Pyong Gap Min | Nov 30, 1996
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Preserving Ethnicity through Religion in America: Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across Generations
Preserving Ethnicity through Religion in America: Korean Protestants and Indian Hindus across Generations
by Pyong Gap Min | Apr 1, 2010
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The Second Generation: Ethnic Identity among Asian Americans (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans Book 9)
The Second Generation: Ethnic Identity among Asian Americans (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans Book 9)
by Pyong Gap Min , Yen Le Espiritu, et al. | Jun 25, 2002
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Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues
Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues
by Pyong Gap Min | Jul 14, 2005
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Korean "Comfort Women": Military Brothels, Brutality, and the Redress Movement (Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights)
Korean "Comfort Women": Military Brothels, Brutality, and the Redress Movement (Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights)
Part of: Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights (28 books) | by Pyong Gap Min | Mar 26, 2021
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Transnational Cultural Flow from Home: Korean Community in Greater New York
Transnational Cultural Flow from Home: Korean Community in Greater New York
by Pyong Gap Min | Dec 9, 2022
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Struggle for Ethnic Identity: Narratives by Asian American Professionals (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans...
Struggle for Ethnic Identity: Narratives by Asian American Professionals (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans Book 4)
by Pyong Gap Min and Rose Kim | Jan 20, 1999
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Countering History Denialism: The Assault on Truth About 'Comfort Women'
Countering History Denialism: The Assault on Truth About 'Comfort Women'
by Pyong Gap Min | Feb 27, 2025
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Koreans in North America: Their Experiences in the Twenty-First Century
Koreans in North America: Their Experiences in the Twenty-First Century
by Pyong Min , Pyong Gap Min , et al. | Aug 12, 2013
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Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans, 8) (Volume 8)
Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans, 8) (Volume 8)
by Pyong Gap Min and Jung Ha Kim | Dec 18, 2001
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Younger-Generation Korean Experiences in the United States: Personal Narratives on Ethnic and Racial Identities
Younger-Generation Korean Experiences in the United States: Personal Narratives on Ethnic and Racial Identities
by Pyong Gap Min , Thomas Chung, et al. | Jun 11, 2014
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The Transnational Redress Movement for the Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery
The Transnational Redress Movement for the Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery
Book 1 of 1: Genocide and Mass Violence in the Age of Extremes | by Pyong Gap Min, Thomas Chung, et al. | Feb 10, 2020
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Second-Generation Korean Experiences in the United States and Canada
Second-Generation Korean Experiences in the United States and Canada
by Pyong Gap Min , Samuel Noh, et al. | Oct 29, 2014
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TRIALS, TRIUMPHS, AND ACTIVIST RESEARCH: PYONG GAP MIN'S 82 YEARS OF LIFE STORIES
by PYONG GAP MIN (Author) Format: Kindle Edition


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A Remarkable Journey of Hardship, Hope, and Social Justice


In Trials, Triumphs, and Activist Research, renowned sociologist Pyong Gap Min reflects on his extraordinary life spanning 82 years from a war-torn Korean village to academic acclaim in the United States. This deeply personal and inspiring memoir weaves together stories of early tragedy, financial struggle, and the pursuit of education with powerful accounts of political activism and immigrant identity.


Min shares his rise from extreme poverty in post-war Korea to becoming a celebrated professor and community leader in New York. Through vivid storytelling and over 100 photographs, readers witness his enduring spirit as he overcomes loss, discrimination, and illness, and champions racial and gender justice through his scholarship.


More than a memoir, this book offers historical insight into Korea’s transformation, the immigrant experience in America, and the meaning of perseverance. Whether you're interested in sociology, activism, Korean-American history, or personal growth, this book will move and inspire you.


Includes:


Firsthand accounts of the Korean War and military dictatorship

Reflections on immigrant life and racial dynamics in the U.S.

Tales of academic achievement and social justice advocacy

100+ archival and personal photographs
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Steven J. Gold
5 out of 5 starsA scholar's account of his community, life and research
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2025
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Dear Professor Min,




Many congratulations on your outstanding autobiography. It examines a wide range of interconnected topics that have been shaped by your range of experiences and your sociological imagination. Your analysis connects the personal and political. With subtlety and insight, you share in the development of a critical and scholarly perspective. Your understanding of the impact of local, regional and global conflicts and relations is informative and inspiring. Your reflections inform the reader about your political outlook and your understanding of race, class, ideology, and immersion in many struggles. I was impressed by your summaries of the multitude of challenges that you faced, many of which you were able to resolve through focus, collaboration and reflection. This book offers a more integrated and balanced treatment of a sociologist’s career, family life, and social activism than is offered by other texts. As a reader, I gained insight and inspiration into your views and style of work. Reading it was a pleasure, a source of inspiration, and a profound learning experience.




Many kudos on an outstanding scholarly project.




Warm wishes,

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