Cross-and same-race friendships of Vietnamese immigrant adolescents: A focus on acculturation and school diversity

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-324

  Chan, Wing Yi ^a   Birman, Dina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Friendship development; School diversity; Vietnamese adolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650072768     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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