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When educational opportunities feel like abandoning your roots

I'm the first person in my family going to college and I feel guilty for wanting things they never had access to.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Upward mobility creates complex feelings of loyalty, guilt, and disconnection from one's origins.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Adolescent identity formation?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.