Poverty among Asian Americans in the 21st Century

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 251-276

  Takei, Isao ^a   Sakamoto, Arthur ^b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

American Community Survey; Asian Americans; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959465228     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2011.54.2.251     Document Type: Article

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