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Original Articles

“MY HEART IS ALWAYS THERE”: THE TRANSNATIONAL PRACTICES OF FIRST-GENERATION MEXICAN IMMIGRANT AND SECOND-GENERATION MEXICAN AMERICAN WOMEN

Pages 335-362 | Received 28 Sep 2004, Accepted 08 Nov 2005, Published online: 22 Sep 2006

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