A much needed positive story for a change.
Indeed. Both my wife and I are the first in our families to graduate from college. My wife grew up very poor in the Philippines and came to the USA to attend university at great sacrifice from her family and extended family who all worked and contributed to that cause because they recognised at a young age she could be one to succeed.
I came from a family of laborers and attended the same university where we met. That was 38 years ago.
Since then, our success has helped us help several other family members to attend college/university because we have the means to do so.