My dad came to the states with 8 bucks in his pocket and not speaking English. He was nearly deported twice and went to Mexico and then Canada finding random ag

My dad came to the states with 8 bucks in his pocket and not speaking English. He was nearly deported twice and went to Mexico and then Canada finding random agricultural work before returning. When I started my small business, even with customers in the queue, I didn't have the heart to ask him or anyone else in my family for funding. I remember hearing stories about 'Patels' who came to the USA. The small but robust tribes of Indian(not Native American) families in each community would then each fork over $1000 to the new family for the purpose of starting a business(hotel or convenient store). One of the older families would then coordinate payments and ensure the new family made payments back to the loaners. It was a zero interest loan. I'd rather eat macaroni and eat canned food for a month than consider asking mom and dad for money.