Adi Talwar
Nahrin Chowdhury, whose family comes from Bangladesh, teaches math in a Brooklyn high school but was originally on track to become a pharmacist, a path that many family members urged her to maintain.
Nearly 15 percent of public-school students are Asian yet fewer than 6 percent of teachers are. With growing evidence that students benefit from seeing teachers who share their background, there are calls for more effort to address barriers both cultural and practical.
For many immigrants in places like Jackson Heights, the question is to report those violations to public agencies or not.
In Jackson Heights, the city’s high school entrance exam means high pressure for immigrant students, and business for private test-prep centers.
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