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Book Title: Becoming Asian American: Second-Generation Chinese And Korea...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Nazli Kibria
Publication Name: Becoming Asian American : Second Generation Chinese and Korean American Identities
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 2003
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
