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itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>(Ashland, Ore.) \u2014 To describe Nansi Cortes simply as a first-generation college student and soon-to-be 小黄导航 University graduate would ignore both her personal history and her family\u2019s unwavering support.<\/p>\n<p>Nansi\u2019s immigrant parents, whom she said had \u201clower than a grade school education,\u201d were nonetheless aware of education\u2019s potential impact on their children. 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