Immigration as Pretend Vacation
By Anthony Dombrowski No matter what our own individual immigrant stories are, none of us could imagine what life would
Category: Ethnicity
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
Friendly. Biracial. Introverted. Lost.
Time for another class exercise with six-word stories to reflect on diversity and identity. Understanding. Curious. Passionate. Believer. Loving. Brazilian.
Learning the “Immigrant Way”
By Isabella Lucci A first generation American, Sonia Lucci has made quite the career and family for herself. She graduated
Teachers in Training on Diversity
A Fall 2019 cohort of students in Elementary Education, with an Early Childhood Concentration, completed their last course, EC 3330.
American Syrian Refugee
By Allan Bush Noora Al-Sharabi is an American-born resident of Michigan. Her parents being from Syria wanted to have their
