{"article":{"id":230015,"heading":"Pushing the Barriers: the Children of Immigrants in California","author":"Emily Henry","created":"2009-08-30 15:59:18","modified":"2009-08-30 16:15:40","last_modified":"Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:15:40","article":"
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This story is part of a series produced for the Carnegie-Knight Foundation's News21 project, \"<\/em>Breaking Through: The Children of Immigrants in California<\/em>\"<\/em><\/p>\r\n

 <\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/www.intersectionssouthla.org\/index.php\/story\/pushing_the_barriers\/","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"Yesenia Zamarripas is about to enter her sophomore year at Crenshaw High School. Her Mexican parents speak very little English, and so it's been hard for Yesenia to keep up with her peers. Now, the pressure is mounting, and there's no time to fall behind. But resources are slim in the Los Angeles Unified School District, and there are very few options for getting extra help. Getting through high school is going to be tough.","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2009\/08\/230015.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":230016,"heading":"To re-publish this story, please contact the author.","article":"This story is part of a series produced for the Carnegie-Knight Foundation's News21 project, Copyright of Emily Henry. Please contact the author for re-publication.","author":"Emily Henry","parent_id":230015,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2009-08-30 16:12:30","modified":"2009-08-30 16:12:30","fileurl":""}]}