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  • Gods and knickknacks : the American adoption of Asian religious items

    Creator:
    Jameson, Tamsyn L.
    Abstract:
    This thesis contains the cultural biography of Buddhist and Hindu items in a small college town in the United States. It explores different factors that have led to the availability of these items here, what attracts Americans to them, and the meanings they give these items. Semi-structured interviews were conducted...
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    Masters Thesis
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    presented on March 19, 2008. Title: Gods and Knickknacks: The American Adoption of Asian Religious Items

  • International students as educational migrants : east and southwest Asian perspectives

    Creator:
    Visconti, Lauren A.
    Abstract:
    Projected to reach one million people next year, international students in the United States are undergoing a transformative educational migration. Moving away from the existing study abroad paradigm is the first step to more accurately understand the lived experience of an educational migrant. Discovering the perceptions of what value an...
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    Masters Thesis
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    students in the United States are undergoing a transformative educational migration. Moving away from the