[Buddha-l] FW: most and least Buddhist Cities in America?

[Jo]

When I read the parts of the city included together for LA, I  did not see
Orange county.
It says: "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA."   Is one of those in Orange
County? I wouldn't know.  
Along with excluding Hawaii, I didn't see Alaska either. Even if there are
zero Buddhists in Alaska it should have been included. Since lots of
southern states are named, many of which have large non-white populations, I
doubt if white privilege is the reason.

I take your critical view on the Pew effort limitations.

Joanna





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[mailto:buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Franz Metcalf
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Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] FW: most and least Buddhist Cities in America?

I guess Honolulu doesn't count as a city in the United States. This is like
the old Pew study that grossly underestimated the number of Asian-American
Buddhists for several reasons, including leaving out the state of Hawaii.
Why does this kind of thing continue? One answer springs to mind,
immediately: unconscious white privilege.

One correction to Jo's post: the Los Angeles data does include Orange
County, but I wonder how many Vietnamese Americans remain Buddhist. Those
who came to the US during and after the war were disproportionally
conservative and Christian.

Franz

Here's the working link:

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/10/most-and-least-buddhist-cities-in-
america_n_2098813.html>
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