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Week of 8 January 1999 Vol. II, No. 18 Feature Photo Griselda Ocana and her daughter, Jennifer, participate in the Intergenerational Literacy Project (ILP), one of the first initiatives of the BU/Chelsea Schools Partnership. Ocana, a native of Guatemala, delivered a speech at the ILP's 10-year celebration last month, which was attended by more than 400 people. Since 1988, the year BU began running Chelsea's public schools, the ILP has worked with more than 3,000 family members, many of whom are recent immigrants. Photo by Fred Sway