The racial identification of biracial children with one Asian parent: Evidence from the 1990 census

Social Forces

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 547-570

  Xie, Y U ^a   Goyette, Kimberly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0031321041     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/76.2.547     Document Type: Article

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