My work for the CITY 2000 project documents religious practices of the diverse immigrant communities in Chicago. I am interested in understanding the place of religion in the lives of people who express their faith in ways which are close to their ethnic identity and cultural heritage.
Lubavitch Mesivta ceremony in West Rogers Park in Chicago.
Diwali observance at Gayatri Mandir-Pragya Yug Literature Center in Chicago.
Holy Mass at St. Hyacinth Basilica in Chicago.
Dedication of Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple in Chicago by Grand Master Sheng-Yen Lu.
Buddhist monks at the Watt Khmer Metta Cambodian Buddhist Temple in Chicago.
Baptism ceremony at Unity of Love Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago.
Preparation for a Smoke Dance contest at the Chicago Pow Wow in Hyde Park.
Lubavitch Mesivta ceremony in West Rogers Park in Chicago.
Saturday service at Beth Shalom B’Nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago.
Cambodian New Year celebration at Truman College in Chicago.
Traditional Middle Eastern dishes served after Christmas Mass at St. Elias Christian Church, Arabic congregation in Chicago.
Dedication of Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple in Chicago by Grand Master Sheng-Yen Lu.
Taoist observance seven days after a death at the International Buddhism Friendship Association in Chicago.
Cambodian New Year celebration at Truman College in Chicago.
Cambodian New Year celebration at Truman College in Chicago.
Mural depicting Jesus in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.
Holy Week observance at St. Agnes of Bohemia Catholic Church in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.
Prayers and blessings before a rally for education at Resurrection Plaza in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.
A vigil for Our Lady of Guadalupe at Our Lady of Tepeyac Church in Chicago.
Good Friday procession at St. Agnes of Bohemia Catholic Church in Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.
Epitaphios Thrinos procession at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox in Church.
The members of the Italian-American community honor Madonna Incoronata at Saint Therese Chinese Catholic Mission in the Chinatown neighborhood of Chicago.
The members of the Italian-American club Societa SS. Crocifisso attend a Mass at St. Ferdinand Church in Chicago.
Preparation for Yom Kippur service at Congregation Rodfei Zedek in Chicago.
Sunday service for immigrants from Eritrea hosted at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chicago.
The Holy Order of Cherubim and Seraphim Movement church for immigrants from Nigeria in Chicago.
Traditional wedding at Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Chicago.
Sunday service at Asamblea Apostolica Hispana, a pentecostal church for immigrants from Latin America in Chicago.
Sunday service at Asamblea Apostolica Hispana, a pentecostal church for immigrants in Chicago.
Sunday service at Asamblea Apostolica Hispana, a pentecostal church for immigrants in Chicago.
The Holy Order of Cherubim and Seraphim Movement church for immigrants from Nigeria in Chicago.
Traditional family Sabbath service at home in Chicago.
Ramadan prayers at the Nigerian Islamic Association in Chicago.
Ramadan prayers at the Nigerian Islamic Association in Chicago.
Ramadan prayers at the Nigerian Islamic Association in Chicago.
Sunday service at Christ Church of Chicago.
Sunday service for Haitian immigrants at L'eglise de Dieu Haitienne Du Nord church in Chicago.