Report by Hispanic center cites a cultural tug of war From: modbee.com
Tagged: children, latin america, latina, parentsPosted on: May 22nd, 2008
There is a chasm between the traditional Latin American expectations of women and the reality Latinas face living in the United States every day, said Monica Lopez, of Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education. Her group works with single parents, trying to further their educations.
“Once your kids are out of your sight, they are in another culture,” Lopez said.
Latino parents trying to instill traditional values in their children are not preparing them to deal with the problems kids face, said Pedro Elias of Planned Parenthood.”*
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