Research Article
The Work Kids Do: Mexican and Central American Immigrant Children's Contributions to Households and Schools in California
Marjorie Faulstich Orellana
Harvard Educational Review September 2001, 71 (3) 366-390; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.71.3.52320g7n21922hw4
Marjorie Faulstich Orellana

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The Work Kids Do: Mexican and Central American Immigrant Children's Contributions to Households and Schools in California
Marjorie Faulstich Orellana
Harvard Educational Review Sep 2001, 71 (3) 366-390; DOI: 10.17763/haer.71.3.52320g7n21922hw4
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