Brazilian immigration to the United States and the geographical imagination

Geographical Review

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-498

  Marcus, Alan P ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazilian immigration; Ethnic geography; Geographical imagination; Humanistic geography; Reasons for migrating

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DATA SET; ETHNICITY; IMMIGRATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350123712     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2009.tb00443.x     Document Type: Review

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