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March 8, 2023 Age / Family / Identity

Again, But Better: A Look at a Nontraditional Student

By: Isabel Marrical Editor: Katie Williams and Oliver Hackett Natalie Ryan-Gluth is someone who has herself together, though it has

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February 2, 2022 Family / Immigration

From War to Poverty, to a Stable Life

By Vedad Jazic Editor: Katie Williams In his home office hangs a diploma from Oakland University, next to a Shinola

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January 8, 2022 Ethnicity / Family / Gender / Identity / Religion

First Generation American

By: Alicia Macias Editor: Katie Williams Excelling in the classroom, trilingual, strong to her faith, family oriented, and independent –

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Asian woman smiles and holds young girl holding an apple in an apple orchard, rows of apple trees behind them
July 1, 2021 Ethnicity / Family / Immigration

The Ring with the Untold Story

By Christina Quirk In a small room filled to the brim with fragrant flowers, photo boards and heavy hearts, she

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Two young women in graduation robes smile and hold each other, one Asian and the other Latina
March 16, 2021 Family / Healing / Immigration

I Grew Up Fast

By Joeli Alis Santiago Wendy Cheung’s story My name is Wendy Cheung. I was born and raised in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Family of six, two adults, three daughters, and one son, smile in matching Christmas patterned pajamas by Christmas tree. Father holds small dog. Son in the front holds cat.
February 25, 2021 Ability / Family / Healing

Disease Does Not Derail Family

By Chelsea Wiggins Rare diseases are rare in most people’s reality. Many only ever witness them on shows like Grey’s

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Older woman with grey hair sits by window, looking outside, holding small dog wearing a dog-sweater on her lap
January 26, 2021 Community stories / Family / Healing

Living with Vertigo

By Marcela Sifuentes About 40 percent of the U.S. population may suffer from vertigo or vertigo-associated diseases at least once

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Family of four smiling into camera, only heads visible, two parents, a young girl and a young boy
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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