Local contexts of immigrant and second-generation integration in the United States

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1059-1076

  Ellis, Mark ^a   Almgren, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Immigrants; Integration; Local contexts; Second generation; United States

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; RESEARCH WORK; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449490231     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830903006119     Document Type: Article

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