The resettling process: A case study of a Bantu refugee's journey to the USA

International Social Work

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-257

  Vongkhamphra, Erin Gallagher ^a   Davis, Cindy ^b   Adem, Nejib ^c  

^a Local Organic Ladies ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c Refugee Services for Catholic Charities of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

Bantu case study; refugee; resettlement; social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952076249     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872809358397     Document Type: Article

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