Victimizing the children of immigrants: Latino and Asian American student victimization

Youth and Society

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-208

  Peguero, Anthony A ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure to violence; Immigration; School; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449379184     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X09333646     Document Type: Article

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