English proficiency, education, and the conditional economic assimilation of Hispanic and Asian origin men

Social Science Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-51

  Stolzenberg, Ross M ^a   Tienda, Marta ^a  

^a 307 Social Science Building ^*

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EID: 0031093377     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ssre.1996.0588     Document Type: Article

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