Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues
- ISBN-10
- 1412905567
- ISBN-13
- 9781412905565
- Series
- Asian Americans
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 358
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pine Forge Press
- Author
- Pyong Gap Min
Description
Asian Americans adopts the unique approach of examining the issues, and often obstacles, specific to Asian immigrants into the United States, such as occupational and economic adjustment, intermarriage and settlement patterns. The Second Edition has been updated to include information derived from the 2000 US Census.
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- 2003-04-07
- 302 pages
- Paperback
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- 2003
- 330 pages
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