Narratives from the other side: The revelations and dynamics of a bi-national penpal program in border spaces

Children's Geographies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 353-361

  Pérez, Ramona L ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Migration; Othering; Racial discrimination; Us mexico border; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957881985     PISSN: 14733285     EISSN: 14733277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2010.511000     Document Type: Article

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