> 70 % of the students in the middle school where this all started but > a couple of the top kids in the original cohor Are their parents from a tight-knit i

> 70 % of the students in the middle school where this all started but > a couple of the top kids in the original cohor Are their parents from a tight-knit immigrant community, highly educated in their previous country, with economic prospects in the US dimmed by language barrier and professional certifications that got dropped at the border?