Individual characteristics and expectations about opportunities in Australia among prospective Vietnamese migrants

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 157-166

  Watkins, Rochelle ^a   Plant, Aileen J ^a   Sang, David ^b   O'Rourke, Thomas ^c   Le, Van ^c   Nguyen, Hien ^c   Gushulak, Brian ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Australia; Expectations; Migrant; Vietnamese

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0038034155     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183032000076777     Document Type: Article

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