How immigrants are redefining 'American' in Southern California
'They do this for their children': More on what immigrant
parents tell their kids (or don't)  For those who are children
of immigrants, what sort of conversations took place in your
home growing up when your parents talked about why they came to
the United States? Did they ever talk about the sacrifices they
made, the opportunities they hoped you'd have?  There's a
conversation that occurs in the Oscar-nominated film "A Better
Life" that has sparked a good discussion on this site, with
readers writing in about their personal experiences. In the
scene in the film, an undocumented gardener named Carlos
Galindo, played by actor Demián Bichir, relates his hopes to his
teenage son:   "That is what every immigrant parent tells his
kid,” tweeted reader Cesar Zambrano after watching the clip,
kicking off the conversation thread.  As the child of
immigrants, is there pressure to do well? Definitely. And never
mind the Tiger Mother, as it's fairly univers