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When exploring the world feels like betraying family sacrifice

I want to study abroad but my immigrant parents sacrificed everything to come here and they see it as rejecting their choice.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire for new experiences conflicts with honoring parental sacrifice and cultural loyalty.

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