Immigrant children excel then lag as they assimilate
A San Diego study of five thousand children finds foreign born students with 5 to 10 years in the United States hold higher GPAs than U S born children of immigrants, yet increased Americanization erodes performance. Homework hours favor US born children, while Mexicans remain the largest immigrant group facing educational barriers.
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San Francisco
Ruben Rumbaut
Michigan State University
United States
Rumbaut
American Association For the Advancement of Science
San Diego
U.S
Lamhe
LaSalle
Reopaares
Dr. LaSalle
Thousands Mourn Randy Shilts At San Francisco Service
Thousands gathered at Glide Memorial Church for the funeral of Randy Shilts the San Francisco Chronicle writer and AIDS chronicler who died February 16 from the disease. Rev Cecil Williams delivered a stirring eulogy praising his work and the enduring impact of And the Band Played On as pickets from a fundamentalist church disputed outside.
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San Francisco
Randy _ Shilts
Glide Memorial Church
Shilts
Williams
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Fred Phelps
Westboro Baptist Church
Topeka
Kan
Jet skier rescued after three days afloat in Gulf of Mexico
Dale Chimenti of Troy Michigan spent three days at sea after his jet ski stalled off Cozumel Island. He was found by a German freighter 125 miles away and treated for dehydration and exhaustion. His cousin and wife searched for him by plane before the rescue.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Dale Chimenti
Troy
Mich
Mexico
Cozumel Island
Dan Carcone
Chimenti
Carcone
Lizabeth
Almania
Chuck Markus
Broward General Hospital
Fake kidnapper gets six months in Sonoma County
James Arthur Heard Jr. pleaded guilty to posing as Polly Klaas’s kidnapper to obtain a $10,000 reward and was sentenced to six months in jail. He was arrested Oct. 19 after informing authorities by phone that he had Polly, but investigators said he was not connected to the Petaluma abduction.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Polly Klaas
James Arthur Heard Jr
Sonoma County
Karen Olson
Heard
Polly
Petaluma
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Marshall
Kimball
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E. Main ST
Mesa
Mesa Drive
Suzanne Bianchi
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Bianchi
Rge
ABC Hearing Aids
Broadway
POCO
Western Gift Shop
Cowboy Steakhouse
E. Baseline
Inane Ling Get Aly & Ceil
Healthwest Regional Medical Center
Good Life RV Park
East Main Mesa
Arizona
Paul Caldron
D.O
Jan Revella
R.N
Arthritis
Leonard Bodell
Giubine
Liuwalshia
Hot Inn
S. Country Club Rd
Holiday Inn
W. Peoria
Phoenix Metro
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