U.s. migration from Latin America: Gendered patterns and shifts

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 630, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-92

  Donato, Katharine M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Latin America; Migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954225686     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716210368104     Document Type: Article

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