How neighbourhoods matter for immigrant children: The formation of educational resources in Chinatown, Koreatown and Pico Union, Los Angeles

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1153-1179

  Zhou, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central American; Chinatown; Education; Koreatown; Mexican; Urban neighbourhoods

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; INNER CITY AREA; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC ACCESS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; URBAN SOCIETY;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449464580     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830903006168     Document Type: Article

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