"The younger generation is not a heck of a lot different from the rest of the kids in this country." Many cannot speak Chinese, claimed Sam Eng Sr. of Houston, and "their morals are not quite as rigid as ours were."

Speaking of the Chinese school, Eng noted, "Our parents wanted us to learn Chinese so we could go back to China, but we kids just went for a good time."

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