Financial responsibility for the family: The case of Southeast Asian refugees in Canada

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-142

  Johnson, Phyllis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Financial responsibility for family; Immigrants; Individualism; Refugees; Vietnamese

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043107864     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023604706978     Document Type: Article

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