Whites' and Asian Americans' perceptions of Asian Americans as targets of affirmative action

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2737-2758

  Weathers, Vaunne M ^a   Truxillo, Donald M ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54349084866     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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