Mainstream and Ethnic Volunteering by Korean Immigrants in the United States

Voluntas

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 811-830

  Lee, Young joo ^a   Moon, Seong Gin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian immigrants; Korean immigrants; Social capital; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80255127577     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-010-9176-y     Document Type: Article

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