Vietnam Amerasians: Assimilation and adjustment problems in the United States

Journal of Multicultural Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 77-91

  Nguyen, Mariah Nhu ^a   Organista, Kurt C ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84937269247     PISSN: 10428224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J285v06n01_06     Document Type: Article

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