"What about me? I'm not like Chinese but i'm not like American": Heritage-language learning and identity of mixed-heritage adults

Journal of Language, Identity and Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-219

  Shin, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biracial adults; Ethnolinguistic identity; Heritage language; Language attitude; Language experience; Mixed heritage

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952889946     PISSN: 15348458     EISSN: 15327701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15348458.2010.486277     Document Type: Article

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