Being young, female and Laotian: Ethnicity as social capital at the intersection of gender, generation, 'race' and age

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-50

  Shah, Bindi ^a  

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Author keywords

Ehnicity; Gender; Laotians; Second generation; Social capital; Social justice organizations

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ETHNICITY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; RACIAL IDENTITY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LAOTIA;

EID: 33751165550     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870601006520     Document Type: Article

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