#  Minority in America 

 



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  [### African American Muslims

 ](/religion-context/case-studies/minority-america/african-american-muslims)As a dual minority in both race and religion, African American Muslims have often been subject to discrimination.



 

   ![Keith Elison being sworn in to Congress on a Qu'ran](/sites/g/files/omnuum8216/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/rpl/files/cs_mina_islam_keith-ellison-ag-quran_card.jpg?itok=FLFNA-_R) 

 

 

 

  [### Buddhism in Japanese-American Internment Camps

 ](/religion-context/case-studies/minority-america/buddhism-japanese-american-internment-camps)Buddhists—the majority of the Japanese-American community—were particularly singled out in this period of internment.



 

   ![Black and white photo of a Japanese internment camp in the US](/sites/g/files/omnuum8216/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/rpl/files/cs_minority_buddhism_card.jpg?itok=JT7jNe6O) 

 

 

 

  [### Christian Scientists in the Courts

 ](/religion-context/case-studies/minority-america/christian-scientists-courts)Though small, the Christian Science community in the United States has had many controversial interactions with the legal system.



 

   ![Christian Science Temple in Boston](/sites/g/files/omnuum8216/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/rpl/files/cs_minority_christianity_card.jpg?itok=WlmfnwBu) 

 

 

 

  [### Hindus in American Textbooks

 ](/religion-context/case-studies/minority-america/hindus-american-textbooks)In the early 2000s, some American Hindus organized to stop perceived discrimination against them in American public school books.



 

   ![Group of American Hindus meeting with a Senator](/sites/g/files/omnuum8216/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/rpl/files/cs_minority_hinduism_card.jpg?itok=P7Cy4khD) 

 

 

 

  [### The Racial Identity of US Jews

 ](/religion-context/case-studies/minority-in-america/racial-identity-us-jews)For many Jews, America has been a land of both opportunity and persecution. This ambiguity is reflected in Jewish racial identity.



 

   ![Abraham Joshua Heschel and Martin Luther King, Jr.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8216/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/rpl/files/cs_minority_judaism_card.jpg?itok=Zt0zxxsF)