Challenging the “asian pacific American” rubric: Social constructions of ethnic identity among samoan Youth in Hawaii

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 43-62

  Mayeda, David T ^a   Okamoto, Scott K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Ethnic identity; Pacific islander; Samoan; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013099604     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v06n04_04     Document Type: Article

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