Learning US history in an age of globalization and transnational migration

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 763-787

  An, Sohyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Globalization; History education; Korean Americans; Migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149167418     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270903095993     Document Type: Article

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