Race, gender, and class: Interlocking oppressions in the lives of South Asian women in Canada

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 102-119

  George, Usha ^b   Ramkissoon, Sarah ^a  

^a Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0032018071     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088610999801300106     Document Type: Article

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