The past and present cultural experiences of adopted Korean American adults

Adoption Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-36

  Song, Sueyoung L ^a   Lee, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural activities; Cultural socialization; International adoption; Korean adoptees; Racial and ethnic identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650496112     PISSN: 10926755     EISSN: 1544452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926750902791946     Document Type: Article

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