“It's a lot of work”: Racialization Processes, Ethnic Identity Formations, and Their Health Implications

Du Bois Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-52

  Viruell Fuentes, Edna A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic Identity; Health; Immigration; Latinos; Mexicans; Racialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455253172     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X11000117     Document Type: Article

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