Making it in America: High school completion by immigrant and native youth

Demography

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 511-536

  Perreira, Krista M ^a   Harris, Kathleen Mullan ^a   Lee, Dohoon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

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EID: 33749065609     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2006.0026     Document Type: Article

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