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Download full textHagedorn, Linda; Maxwell, William; Chen, Alex; Cypers, Scott; Moon, Hye Sun – 2002
California's population is expected to grow from 33.9 million in 2000 to 45 million by 2020. In addition, Latinos are expected to outnumber Caucasians by the year 2020. In Los Angeles County, the Latino population is already 45%, compared with 31% Caucasian, 13% Asian, 9% African American, and 1% other. This manuscript offers a new model of course…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Acculturation, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism
