Hinduism, what comes to mind when you see or hear this word? I know I lost about half the audience by starting with religion! Who really wants to talk or in this case read about any religion? People will decide for themselves who or what they want to worship or not worship, how can it be my business to tell them anything different? Okay, maybe I just missed out on the remaining percentage of people who want to read about religion, but I still hope to be able to satisfy both audiences. Because the things that are known for sure in this world are relatively limited and I am not an expert on any religion or any topic for that matter. So when you ask for a feeling or emotion that might come to mind when you look at the letters arranged in the following order, HINDU. I am in no way trying to convert anyone to Hinduism or, conversely, encourage people to leave or abandon their Hindu beliefs. Personally, a unique word that came to mind less than a year ago upon seeing this H-word that I keep referring to is, marginalized. I grew up in an area populated predominantly by lower-middle-class, God-fearing white Christians. Therefore, I was exposed to a limited amount of cultural diversity, but I did not see myself as someone who looked down on someone because of their skin color or beliefs . I may be prejudiced, but I didn't think I was racist in any way. As I said, this was about a year ago, before I had the wonderful opportunity to be pushed out of the white plane's nest into this colorful place that can be described with many adjectives but known as college. Wow, talk about culture shock, I had no idea what to think. For those who come from similar backgrounds, it is possible to understand Hindu culture with the central part of the document. Works Cited Bhardwaj, Surinder M. and Madhusudana N. Rao. “The Temple as a Symbol of Hindu Identity in America?” Journal of Cultural Geography 17.2 (1998): 125. Premier Academic Research. EBSCO. Network. March 28, 2011.Chekki, Dan A. “Family Values ​​and Family Change.” Journal of Comparative Family Studies 27.2 (1996): 409-413. Premier of academic research. EBSCO. Network. April 1, 2011.Das, Subhmoy. "Hinduism." How do you define Hinduism: The basics of Hinduism. About.com, May 9, 2007. Web. April 1, 2011. .Guthrie, Stan. “Hinduism takes hold in America.” Christianity Today 37.2 (1993): 48. Academic Research Premier. EBSCO. Network. March 28, 2011.Sharma, Arvind. "What is Hinduism? A sociological approach". Social Compass 33.2/3 (1986): 177-183. Premier of academic research. EBSCO. Network. April 1. 2011.