January 15, 1999

To Help Latino Students, a College Looks to Parents

By LEO REISBERG

U. of La Verne finds that family expectations need to be adjusted so children can succeed

Kenia Magallanes's decision to attend the University of La Verne, a three-hour drive from home, did not sit well with her family.

She had been raised in a traditional Mexican-American household in Brawley, Cal., and her mother and stepfather wanted her to stay at home and commute to a local community college.

"My stepdad thought I

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