The socioeconomic attainment patterns of Africans in the United States

International Migration Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1163-1190

  Kollehlon, Konia T ^a   Eule, Edward E ^b  

^a Trinity College   (United States)

^b NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WAGE DETERMINATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342642822     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2003.tb00174.x     Document Type: Article

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