ABSTRACT

Past research demonstrates that familial and community support can aid the academic success of Latino/a students. However, few studies explore how older siblings influence their younger siblings’ education trajectory including primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. Drawing on 25 in-depth interviews with Latino/a first-generation college students at a large research university in Southern California, I find that older siblings assist their younger family members by (a) choosing schools, (b) assisting with reading comprehension, (c) helping with homework assignments, and (d) post-high school preparation. In doing do, they demystify norms and rules about education and attempt to position their loved ones on a path of upward mobility. I capture the labor Latino/a children of immigrants provide to their families and how these contributions can result in tensions between parents and children. Findings advance scholarship on intra-immigrant family brokering, Latino/a families, and education.

摘要

过去的研究表明，家庭和社区的支持可以帮助拉丁裔/a 学生取得学业成功。然而，很少有研究探讨哥哥姐姐如何影响弟弟妹妹的教育轨迹，包括小学、中学和高等教育。根据对南加州一所大型研究型大学的拉丁裔/第一代大学生的 25 次深入访谈，我发现年长的兄弟姐妹通过 (a) 选择学校，(b) 协助阅读理解， (c) 帮助完成家庭作业，以及 (d) 高中毕业后的准备工作。在这样做的过程中，他们揭开了教育规范和规则的神秘面纱，并试图让他们所爱的人走上向上流动的道路。我记录了拉丁裔/移民子女为家庭提供的劳动，以及这些贡献如何导致父母与子女之间的紧张关系。研究结果促进了移民内部家庭经纪、拉丁裔/a 家庭和教育方面的奖学金。