Evaluation of an intervention program for chinese immigrant adolescents' cultural adjustment

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 567-590

  Yeh, Christine J ^a   Okubo, Yuki ^b   Cha, Nancy ^c   Lee, Sarah J ^d   Shin, Sunyoung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian immigrants; Chinese immigrants; Cultural adjustment; Immigrant intervention program; Immigrant mental health

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; ASIAN IMMIGRANT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 67649962645     PISSN: 15562948     EISSN: 15562956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15362940802480597     Document Type: Article

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