Becoming an American parent: Overcoming challenges and finding strength in a new immigrant latino community

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1383-1414

  Perreira, Krista M ^a   Chapman, Mimi V ^a   Stein, Gabriela L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Immigrants; Latino; Mexican; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747769289     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X06290041     Document Type: Article

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