Social justice advocacy by and for Tibetan immigrants: A case example of international and domestic empowerment

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-32

  Nassar, Roberta ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Refugees; Social justice; Tibetan immigrants

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; EMPOWERMENT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; REFUGEE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141925330     PISSN: 15362949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J191v01n01_03     Document Type: Article

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