Implications of Perceived Interpersonal and Structural Racism for Asian Americans' Self-Esteem

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 349-358

  Tawa, John ^a   Suyemoto, Karen L ^a   Roemer, Lizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

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EID: 84864601267     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973533.2012.693425     Document Type: Article

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