The experience of college challenges among Chinese Americans

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-97

  Ying, Yu Wen ^a   Lee, Peter Allen ^b   Tsai, Jeanne L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese Americans; College challenges; College stressors; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547816332     PISSN: 15562948     EISSN: 15562956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J500v04n01_06     Document Type: Article

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