Looking for A Better Life
By Qortez Brown Eleven year-old Qui Nugyen left his home in Vietnam 17 years ago, with just his mother and
Category: Ethnicity
Overcoming the Foreigner Bias
By Jessica Orlando You might know Dr. Angineh Djavadghazaryans from taking German at Oakland University or being involved in the
Childhood in the Mountains Before the Yugoslav War
By Adriana Ivezaj Growing up I lived in a country called Yugoslavia, in a popular tourist city named Podgorica. Our
Culture and Being Biracial
By Adam Conigliaro In Southeast Michigan, a biracial American man faces discrimination from his extended family for his skin pigmentation.
Immigration as Pretend Vacation
By Anthony Dombrowski No matter what our own individual immigrant stories are, none of us could imagine what life would
Great-Grandparents’ Stories from Mexico
By Carmen Salt Immigration stories all tend to be unique to each person’s family and personal history, with each one
Spanish with an Accent
By Sarah Markstrom Perla Escamilla is a Spanish Major at Oakland University (OU). She has gone through a lot in
Diversity, Identity, and Choice
By Sarah Gudenau Norunuhar “Noony” Ali is a nursing student in her sophomore year at Oakland University (OU) with an
The Challenge of Immigration, the Challenge of People
By Philip Alghazawi In a recent podcast, Evan Elias shares memories of immigrating to the United States when he was
Chaldean American and Suspected
By Emily Gilmer I sat down with fellow classmate and dear friend of mine Allan Bush, whose mother’s side of
