Asian American attitudes toward affirmative action in employment: Implications for the Model Minority Myth

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 356-377

  Bell, Myrtle P ^a   Harrison, David A ^a   McLaughlin, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0001491942     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886397333006     Document Type: Article

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