houston, you know, houston is a place where minorities are now the majority. ♪ at the end of the war, jonathan trinh escaped vietnam on a makeshift raft with his family. after serving in the united states marine corps and attaining a master's degree in education, he became the principal of this school -- lee senior high, the most ethnically diverse school in the city. what percentage of your student body, english is not their first language? >> jonathan: i would say about 80% of them. >> anthony: do those kids get sent here specifically, or is it just -- >> jonathan: oh, no, no, no, no. >> anthony: that's just reflective of the community? >> jonathan: it just went like it -- >> anthony: so 80%. >> jonathan: -- by chance, you know, in the city of houston and the surround suburban area. it's very well integrated. like, it's not -- >> anthony: why? how did that happen? >> jonathan: i think one of the main reasons is the strong economic base here. it's because of the variable that you could get a job and make a decent wage, it allows for immigrant families coming