Latinos in the United States labor market

Latinas/os in the United States: Changing the Face of América

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 149-167

  Catanzarite, Lisa ^a   Trimble, Lindsey ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957052544     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-71943-6_10     Document Type: Chapter

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