Double jeopardy? Female African and Caribbean immigrants in the United States

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1015-1035

  Corra, Mamadi K ^a   Kimuna, Sitawa R ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black females; Earnings; Immigration; United States

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; CENSUS; HIGHER EDUCATION; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE GAP; WOMENS STATUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449472456     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830902957767     Document Type: Article

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