The effects of immigrant generation and ethnicity on educational attainment among young African and Caribbean blacks in the United States

Harvard Educational Review

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 536-565

  Rong, Xue Lan ^a   Brown, Frank ^a  

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EID: 0035539962     PISSN: 00178055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17763/haer.71.3.464r24p1k6v1n43t     Document Type: Article

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