Jean Rockford, only Latina in her doctoral cohort
Grew up without role models in science
Science was a "foreign language"to her parents
Traditional parents do not necessarily encourage college or science.
Teach for America - 7th grade, East LA
large majority of students were Latinos
many students had already given up science as a possible career
Greensboro - large amount of students immigrant s
Found best and brightest, most accomplished among school in science
All were not considering school because of lack of documents
Jean Rockford, only Latina in her doctoral cohort
Grew up without role models in science
Science was a "foreign language"to her parents
Traditional parents do not necessarily encourage college or science.
Teach for America - 7th grade, East LA
large majority of students were Latinos
many students had already given up science as a possible career
Greensboro - large amount of students immigrant s
Found best and brightest, most accomplished among school in science
All were not considering school because of lack of documents
