Black immigrants to the united states: Confronting and constructing ethnicity and race

Cultural Psychology of Immigrants

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 131-150

  Tormala, Teceta Thomas ^a   Deaux, Kay ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84925759474     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315820934     Document Type: Chapter

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