Do sub-cultural norms survive immigration?-Cantonese and mandarin fertility in the United States

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-45

  Ren, Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 69749115478     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.40.1.25     Document Type: Article

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