Inheriting the homeland? Intergenerational transmission of cross-border ties in migrant families

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 778-813

  Soehl, Thomas ^a   Waldinger, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84872442889     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667720     Document Type: Article

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