Framing immigration to and deportation from the United States: Guatemalan and Salvadoran families make meaning of their experiences

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-296

  Brabeck, Kalina M ^a,b   Lykes, M Brinton ^b   Hershberg, Rachel ^b  

^a RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deportation; Guatemalan and salvadoran immigrant families; Migration; Participatory action research; Poverty; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960765749     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668803.2010.520840     Document Type: Article

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