Dominican immigrants and discrimination in a new destination: The case of reading, Pennsylvania

City and Community

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 274-298

  Oropesa, R S ^a   Jensen, Leif ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955406466     PISSN: 15356841     EISSN: 15406040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6040.2010.01330.x     Document Type: Article

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