Buscando trabajo: Social networking among immigrants from Mexico to the United States

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-22

  Garcia, Carlos ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant communities; Immigrant networks; Immigration; Mexican immigrants; Social network

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444261235     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986304272353     Document Type: Article

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