Home and away: a case study of the use of cyworld mini-hompy by Korean students studying in Australia

Asian Studies Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 397-407

  Hjorth, Larissa ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85055403548     PISSN: 10357823     EISSN: 14678403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10357820701710690     Document Type: Article

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