Reviewing acculturation and Asian Americans: How acculturation affects health, adjustment, school achievement, and counseling

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-17

  Suinn, Richard M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Asian American; Health; Mental health; School performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649936474     PISSN: 19481985     EISSN: 19481993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018798     Document Type: Article

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