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Rethinking Assimilation Theory for a New Era of Immigration

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ID5779629
AuthorsR Alba (0000-0003-2966-441X), Nee (0000-0002-5097-8491), Victor Nee
Year1997
Volume31
Issue4
Pages826-826
Publication date1997-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0197-9183 • E-ISSN: 1747-7379
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/2547416
OpenAlexW4254253018
LanguageEN
Citations received385
References cited41

Richard Alba, Victor Nee, Rethinking Assimilation Theory for a New Era of Immigration, The International Migration Review, Vol. 31, No. 4, Special Issue: Immigrant Adaptation and Native-Born Responses in the Making of Americans (Winter, 1997), pp. 826-874

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