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January 14, 2021 Family

Hawaii, Thailand, the Philippines, OU

By Alexandra Laird Steven Sturtevant is a a transfer student, sophomore at Oakland University in his first semester here, studying

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January 12, 2021 Community stories / Family / Immigration

From Sicily Beaches to Macomb, Michigan

By Michael Cusenza Nino Pace is a hardworking family man living in Macomb, Michigan. His family is everything to him. His wife

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December 29, 2020 Ethnicity / Family / Immigration

Overcoming the Foreigner Bias

By Jessica Orlando You might know Dr. Angineh Djavadghazaryans from taking German at Oakland University or being involved in the

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December 22, 2020 Acceptance / Community stories / Family / Identity / Sexuality

Self Acceptance of Sexuality

By Shannon Gaffney Tristan Riggs, an 18-year-old college student, studies fashion design at the School of Art Institute of Chicago.

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December 17, 2020 Family / Healing

Out of Darkness Through Music

By Bryan Clinthorne Bryan shares a short audio story (transcript available) about the darkest days in his life, and his

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December 15, 2020 Family / Identity / Race

Defining Multiracial Identity

By Angel Brandon Maria Horn is a sophomore and Psychology major at Oakland University. The Ohio native has a unique

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December 8, 2020 Family / Healing / Pandemic

A Year Alone

By Sidney Richardson The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it significant changes to nearly every aspect of life in 2020.

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November 24, 2020 Acceptance / Family / Identity / Sexuality

Opening Up to Family

By Emma Carr This is Joshua Ahearn’s story. My family has always been picture perfect; we’re the type to host

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October 8, 2020 Community stories / Family / Rural / Veterans

Rural Michigan, Pearl Harbor, Scarlet Fever

By Annie Vokes To begin, I really don’t consider my story to be all that exciting or above average, but

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September 3, 2020 Acceptance / Community stories / Family / Religion / Suburban

Full House, Full Life

By Sarah Hill A large, majestic house on a 10-acre plot of land in Rochester Hills, Michigan, is where Laura

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