Perceptions of Race-Based Discrimination Among First-Generation Asian Indians in the United States

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 217-247

  Inman, Arpana G ^a   Tummala Narra, Pratyusha ^b   Kaduvettoor Davidson, Anju ^c   Alvarez, Alvin N ^d   Yeh, Christine J ^e  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

first generation Asian Indian; grounded theory; postcolonial theory; race based discrimination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921966211     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000014566992     Document Type: Article

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