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When education creates family distance

I'm first-generation college educated and I feel guilty that I can't relate to my family anymore, but I also can't pretend to be someone I'm not.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your growth and learning have created an unexpected chasm with the people who shaped you, leaving you between two worlds.

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