A typical American family? How adoptive families acknowledge and incorporate Chinese cultural heritage in their lives

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-164

  Rojewski, Jay W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoptive Families; American Families; Chinese Cultural Heritage

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544456934     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-005-3415-x     Document Type: Article

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