Immigrant incorporation in the garment industry of Los Angeles

International Migration Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-25

  Light, Ivan ^a   Bernard, Richard B ^a   Rebecca, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LABOR MARKET; MANUFACTURING; URBAN ECONOMY;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032764376     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2547320     Document Type: Article

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