Being Asian American: Identity, cultural constructs, and stereotype perception

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 435-453

  Oyserman, Daphna ^a   Sakamoto, Izumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0000409603     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886397334002     Document Type: Article

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