I am the first in my family to go to college and every semester I feel more distant from my working-class Mexican roots, like education is turning me into someone they do not recognize.
More people experience this than they realize.
Educational mobility creates an unbridgeable gap between one's origins and destinations, leaving the person suspended between worlds.
“Where Are You with Cultural assimilation vs. preservation?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.