Using racial identity and acculturation to analyze experiences of racism among Asian Americans

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 136-142

  Concepcion, William R ^a   Kohatsu, Eric L ^b   Yeh, Christine J ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; Asian American; racial identity; racism; racism related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879804701     PISSN: 19481985     EISSN: 19481993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027985     Document Type: Article

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