on does not always work as intended. Gang culture: several hundred members each. Omaha has an estimated 1800 "hard core" gang members. Students who are the least assimilated often do better in school than other immigrants and sometimes top even the native born (native born here refers to white Americans). An attatchment to one's home country, culture and language can be very positive for immigrant children in the USA schools. The attatchment helps maintain a sense of identity and self-respect when the family drops in status....
