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Fatima Sanchez
English Lit (4)
Trotter
18 November 2016
Fuligni, Andrew J. "Family Obligation Among Children in Immigrant
Families."Migrationpolicy.org. N.p., 27 Mar. 2014. Web. 15 Nov. 2016.
In this article, Fuligni explains the obligation first, second and third generation children feel to
their immigrant families and how it impacts their priorities in education. To asses their sense of
obligation he analyzes studies conducted between 1994 to 2006 from 150 to 1,000 children and
adolescents from New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Fuligni explained these children
and adolescents felt a strong responsibility to support their parents financially and focused on
money instead of education. This information is important to show the difficult decision young
teens are forced to make and while they do have more possibilities the reality is education isn't
valued and after high school they join the workforce to contribute to their families. This is the
beginning of generations of parents having low or minimal education level that passes on to
children.
Baum, Sandy, and Stella M. Flores. "Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families."
(2016): n. pag. 2011. Web. 12 Dec. 2016.
Sandy and Flores analyze the likelihood and probability of Mexican students of immigrant
parents succeeding academically based on their parents education level, academic preparation,
and age immigration. They analyze these findings through surveys from the Bureau of the
Census and show if parents have a little education they children would follow their standards but
if parents put a strong importance on education children will too. The likelihood on how

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successful children will be depends on age parents came. If parents were young arriving to the
U.S they might have been able to receive a GED or certification of training which raises the
probability of children reaching or exceeding that level. This article is important because
education and income and highly correlated and a major factor in in children's education. If
children from a young age and so on are provided with adequate resources they perform better.
Zong, Jie. "Mexican Immigrants in the United States." Migrationpolicy.org. Migration
Policy Institute, 31 Mar. 2016. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.
In this article, Zong breaks down how a Mexican immigrants arrive to the U.S and how this
specific group tend to have lower education level and lower income rates compared to native
born populations. He analyzes this data from the U.S Census Bureau on Mexican immigrants. In
the Mexican immigrant population 87% are age 18 to 64, meaning most are still able to join the
workforce which is their main source for income and growth. As a new member trying to grow
the focus is on income to live and education isn't a main focus. They are coming in with little
educational background and if they choose to have children as parents they can't help and
children struggle more. This data is important to my research as it sets a common cycle starting
with the parents not focusing or valuing the importance of education onto their children who
can't receive the help they need, causing them to fall behind and give up in school. It supports
my proposition to explain to parents how important it is to set a strong value in education onto
their children to start a new cycle of growth where education level and achievement grow higher.
Gassman, Anna, Dr. "Influences of Workplace Discrimination on Mexican Immigrant
Parents and Their Families." National Institutes of Health. U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, 18 Oct. 16. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.

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In this article Dr. Gassman focused on the psychological health of Mexican immigrants parents
and how discrimination at their work affected their children's behavior and performance.
Gassman utilized a daily diary study methodology to record information of people's daily life in
this case the parents and children were asked to write daily. In this research Gassman as expected
parents who experienced discrimination on the job recorded being in worse moods angry, sad,
tired ect. The bad emotions were brought onto their children and the children's behavior was
negative. This research is important on the role of parents as not only providers but promoters for
healthy behavior on children so their performance doesn't diminish even if parents moods are
bad. This is also another factor children of immigrant parents face that causes low performance
because of discrimination their parents face. Aside from economic difficulties they also face
social difficulties.