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Rong, X.L., Brown, F. (2007). Educational Attainment of Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Young Blacks. In: Paik, S.J., Walberg, H.J. (eds) Narrowing the Achievement Gap. Issues in Children’s and Families’ Lives. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-44611-7_6
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