Immigrant Youth and Voluntary Service: Who Serves?

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-111

  Lee, Sangmoo ^a   Pritzker, Suzanne ^b  

^a PyeongTaek University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

civic identity; immigrant youth; naturalization; Volunteerism; youth civic engagement

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; DEMOGRAPHY; IMMIGRANT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURALIZATION; SERVICE PROVISION; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 84875293442     PISSN: 15562948     EISSN: 15562956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2013.759058     Document Type: Article

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