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Two women smile hugging each other, one young with blond hair, the other older with brown hair. They're mother and daughter.
March 4, 2021 Community stories / Gender / Healing / Suburban

Life with an Eating Disorder

By Erica Kennedy Kirsten Haglund, founder of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation talks about the lifelong relationship she has had with

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Young Asian woman with long hair smiles in summer dress, body of water behind her
February 16, 2021 Immigration / Race / Suburban

What’s Your Name?

By Blake Woodruff Serena Pham is a senior at Oakland University studying to be a Physician Assistant and majoring in

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Black woman with blue shirt and long hair smiles by greenery and bench
February 9, 2021 Community stories / Intersectionality / Race / Suburban / Urban

From College Dropout to College Counselor

By Theresa Kennedy “Who is this with you?” asked the judge.   “My counselor,” replied the young man.  “Your therapist?”   “No,

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Nine children smile huddled together on a large rock.
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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August 7, 2020 Acceptance / Ethnicity / Identity / Race / Religion / Suburban

Culture and Being Biracial

By Adam Conigliaro In Southeast Michigan, a biracial American man faces discrimination from his extended family for his skin pigmentation.

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Young woman smiles, sitting on a flowery couch, hat on her head, long hair down on one shoulder.
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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November 19, 2019 Ethnicity / Family / Immigration / Religion / Suburban

Stores Bring Familiarity

By Allan Bush My immigration story isn’t so much my own, but my mother’s. She and her family fled Iraq

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Aerial view of houses and intersecting streets.
October 15, 2019 Family / Suburban

Family in Suburban Michigan

By Hadeel Al-Daoud Natalie Safadi, a former Oakland University student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and

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Little child holding sparkle in evening light, swing with women sitting down in the background
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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May 9, 2019 Family / Suburban

His Family, a Machine

Page Gardner interviewed alumnus Noah Hubbard, who grew up in a low-income household, with his mother supporting three children after

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