Among first generation immigrants, the earlier the arrival, the better the students tend to perform. (caldercenter.org)
We find evidence suggesting that early - arriving first generation immigrants perform better than do second generation immigrants, and second generation immigrants perform better than third generation immigrants. (caldercenter.org)
Lam's first book, a collection of interconnected short stories, opens with «How To Get Into Medical School, Part 1, a story which at first glance treads familiar territory - an Asian girl of first generation immigrant parents finds herself torn between her budding love for fellow medical student Fitz (an unsuitable boy by dint of him not being Asian) and her drive to succeed at the highest level as a medical student. (bookbrowse.com)