I read this in the paper this morning.
It has to do with interest, and whatever the parents might value for education and other attitudes.
Some years ago when her children were young, Elena was a teacher's aid for a while. She told me that there wasn't an ESL at that time in any of the numerous Asian languages. So, the Asian kids learned Spanish on the playground from the Mexican kids, then learned English in class from the Latin American orientation of the ESL classes.
As a rule, the Asian kids went on to generally surpass the kids with Mexican national parents in English proficiency and classroom studies.
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Freibier gab's gestern
Hay burros en el maiz
RAP IS TO MUSIC WHAT ETCH-A-SKETCH IS TO ART
Don't drink and post. 
"A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat." - Old New York Yiddish Saying
"You can observe a lot just by watching." Yogi Berra
Old journeyman commenting on young apprentices - "Think about it, these are their old days"
SOMETIMES IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
Never, ever, wear a bright colored shirt to a stand up comedy show.
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