Immigration satisfaction of Chinese Americans: An empirical examination

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-16

  Ying, Yu Wen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0029665890     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(199601)24:1<3::AID-JCOP1>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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