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Book Title: Compelled To Excel: Immigration, Education, And Opportunity ...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Vivian S. Louie
Publication Name: Compelled to Excel : Immigration, Education, and Opportunity Among Chinese Americans
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2004
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 268 Pages
