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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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January 5, 2021 Community stories / Ethnicity / Immigration / Race

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

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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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Young woman with dark hair sits on rail with hills and trees in the background
September 30, 2020 Community stories / Ethnicity / Identity / Immigration

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

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August 14, 2020 Community stories / Immigration

Starting Something New from Puerto Rico

By Alexandra Ehms Maria Eugenia Margarita Patricia Lopez-Duprey Ehms has gone through a journey. She transitioned from life in Puerto

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July 21, 2020 Community stories / Family / Healing / Immigration / Religion / Suburban

Mexican, Spanish, Super Mexican…

By Page Gardner Vanessa Rodriguez showed me around her home, pointing at different decor and specifying, “this is Mexican,” “this

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July 14, 2020 Community stories / Family / Healing / Immigration

“People Die”: Memories of War

By Nicole Morsfield Immigration is no singular experience. To some, it’s carrying baskets of clothing up and down 30 floors

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Young man with red hat and "Detroit Surf Co." grey sweatshirt smiles with yellow wall behind him.
July 7, 2020 Family / Healing / Immigration

Acculturative Stress and Immigration

By Anthony Dombrowski We all have an immigrant story. Every family has a different and unique story about their history

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June 30, 2020 Ethnicity / Family / Immigration

Immigration as Pretend Vacation

By Anthony Dombrowski No matter what our own individual immigrant stories are, none of us could imagine what life would

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June 23, 2020 Community stories / Ethnicity / Family / Immigration / Veterans

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

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