Ethnic Peer Preferences Among Asian American Adolescents in Emerging Immigrant Communities

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 754-761

  Kiang, Lisa ^a   Peterson, Jamie Lee ^a   Thompson, Taylor L ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 81255176216     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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