Gender and Labor in Asian Immigrant Families

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 628-647

  Espiritu, Yen le ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033249133     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00027649921954390     Document Type: Article

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