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Group of 18 students smile, holding deocrated sticks, some dressed in pajamas.
December 12, 2019 Ability / Acceptance / Ethnicity / Family / Gender / Identity / Immigration / Race / Religion

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.

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Woman smiles at camera, holds cup of coffee, wears brown head scarf.
December 5, 2019 Ethnicity / Family / Immigration

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

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Five women smile at camera
October 31, 2019 Family / Immigration

Cultural Differences Through a Taiwanese Lens

By Jordan Jewell Born and raised in Taiwan, Chiaoning Su moved to the United States to purse her master’s and

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Woman sits on rock above desert line, cliffs in the background; she faces away, arms stretched wide.
October 24, 2019 Family / Immigration

Moving Across the World

Hadeel Al-Daoud, graduate student in Communication, shared her story of moving to the United States from Jordan. I grew up

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Wide view of white house with upper floor and balcony; clothes hang to dry on balcony; two men sit on chairs in front of house.
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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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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Close-up of Welly smiling, black hair down, wearing necklace with a cross.
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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