“It’s Sort of My Calling”: The Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility of Latino Immigrant-Origin Young Adults

Research in Human Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 84-99

  Suárez Orozco, Carola ^a   Hernández, María G ^b   Casanova, Saskias ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84926325744     PISSN: 15427609     EISSN: 15427617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2015.1010350     Document Type: Article

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