Asian Indians' responses to discrimination: A mixed-method examination of identity, coping, and self-esteem

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-218

  Tummala Narra, Pratyusha ^a   Inman, Arpana G ^b   Ettigi, Sarini P ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Indians; ethnicity; racial identity; racism; South Asians

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053978578     PISSN: 19481985     EISSN: 19481993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025555     Document Type: Article

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