Asian American identity: Shared racial status and political context

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 729-740

  Junn, Jane ^a,b   Masuoka, Natalie ^c  

^a Department of Political Science ^*

^b Eagleton Institute of Politics

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 56249096193     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592708081887     Document Type: Article

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