The permanence of "temporary" migration: The "Structural embeddedness" of Japanese-Brazilian immigrant workers in Japan

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 687-722

  Tsuda, Takeyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0002388478     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2659116     Document Type: Article

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