The third article I read is called: “If We Can.t Do It, Our Children Will Do It One Day”: A Qualitative Study of West African Immigrant Parents’ Losses and Educational Aspiration for Their Children. Written by Sonia Roubeni, the purpose of this article is to look at the traditional values associated with the lifestyle of West African immigrant parent and the high educational expectations placed on children of West African immigrants households (Roubeni p. 276). Findings from this article specified that West African Immigrants primarily relocated to the United States due to civil war, political conflicts, and economical mobility. As a result of the hardships in the native land, many West African parents place high hopes and expectations on
