“Contemporary wisdom dictates that “it's who you know” that matters in our society. Personal and social networks – whether of peers, family, teachers or others… have both educational and socioeconomic outcomes” (Cater: 2005: 137). Therefore, having immigrant parents who wanted to accept the dominant culture by sending me and my siblings to college was difficult. They wanted us to achieve the American dream of material success by having a multicultural navigator to guide me and my siblings. They had little education, so they didn't know any Mexicans with a college degree. Until I started my first semester at Citrus College, that's when I met professors who had identical experiences to mine. I became an active club member of one of the clubs offered and that's when I started networking with students and faculty. In fact, the faculty at Citrus College helped me apply to CSUF and other universities. Human, cultural, cultural and social capital has been imported into education, which is essential in the student's educational career. Wyla Tucker, an honor student with the highest reported grade point average, “didn't think either her low-income background or her race would hinder her… 'It doesn't matter where you come from, just represent yourself ...not where you're from.' '” (Cat: 2005:
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