A challenge to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander scholars: What the research literature teaches us about our work

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-50

  Benham, Maenette K P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 32444434896     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13613320500490705     Document Type: Article

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