The gendering of Asian Indian transnationalism on the Internet

Journal of Cultural Geography

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-136

  Adams, Paul C ^a   Skop, Emily ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Indian diaspora; Internet; Transnationalism; Virtual space

Indexed keywords

DIASPORA; GENDER; IMMIGRANT; INTERNET;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65349135956     PISSN: 08873631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873630802214131     Document Type: Article

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