I wonder who they got to think these up for ’em?
The Hispanic culture values family, making it difficult for them to let their children go away to school.
In addition, for the first-generation families, because of language barriers, the children are expected to act as English-language interpreters for the parents.
(–Education advocate Jeanne Barnas, on why, despite valuing education, many Hispanic students don’t go on to college, Medill Reports | 12.1.09)
