Helping a Japanese Immigrant Family Cope With Acculturation Issues: A Case Study

The Family Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-173

  Seto, Atsuko ^a   Woodford, Mark S ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; Asian immigrants; case study; Japanese immigrant family; multiculturalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147128534     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10664807062979587     Document Type: Article

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