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October 22, 2019 Family / Immigration / Religion

Meeting Macedonian Family

By Elaina Joncic I’ve lived in America my entire life. My parents and grandparents were immigrants. My father’s side immigrated

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October 17, 2019 Family / Immigration

Polish Records and Wafers

By Tony Dombrowski Though I am a quarter Czechoslovakian from my mother’s side, along with an eighth German, Italian and

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Kate Roff sitting at a coffee shop, pen and paper in hand.
June 26, 2019 Immigration

From Australia to Peace

By Adina Schneeweis Over coffee with my new friend Kate Roff one Tuesday morning, I learned about Peace News, “the

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June 8, 2019 Acceptance / Family / Immigration / Suburban

Two Countries. Two Cultures. One Girl.

By Layla Saad I was born in Michigan. My parents were born in Lebanon. Being born and raised in Rochester

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April 13, 2019 Acceptance / Family / Identity / Immigration

American and Micronesian

Rachel Reppert interviewed Vanessa Welly, child welfare major at Oakland University about her family and culture. Family and Culture Are

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April 3, 2019 Gender / Identity / Immigration / Intersectionality

Bikes and Graduate School

Taylor McDaniel interviewed Dr. Linda Bzhetaj, Special Instructor of Sociology at Oakland, about gender, immigration, and graduate school. What was

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March 30, 2019 Family / Immigration / Race

A First-Generation Story

Autumn Boucher interviewed Bianca Bryant about her family, being a first-generation student, loss, and new life. I grew up in

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March 25, 2019 Ability / Acceptance / Family / Gender / Identity / Immigration / Race

99 Students

Undergraduate nursing students reflect on diversity in six words. Brown skin boy. White family. Loved. Girls compete. Women uplift one

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March 19, 2019 Family / Immigration

An Important Notebook

Matthew Zeig interviewed undergraduate admissions advisor Reem Aabed about an important object in her life. She shared her attachment to

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