Strategic migrant network building and information sharing: Understanding 'migrant pioneers' in Canada

International Migration

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 135-154

  Somerville, Kara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; COMMUNICATION; DIASPORA; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; POPULATION MIGRATION; SETTLEMENT PLANNING; SOCIAL NETWORK;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84949215199     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2010.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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