First Generation American
By: Alicia Macias Editor: Katie Williams Excelling in the classroom, trilingual, strong to her faith, family oriented, and independent –
Tag: Family
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
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.
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
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
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
Overcoming the Foreigner Bias
By Jessica Orlando You might know Dr. Angineh Djavadghazaryans from taking German at Oakland University or being involved in the
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.
Out of Darkness Through Music
By Bryan Clinthorne Bryan shares a short audio story (transcript available) about the darkest days in his life, and his
Opening Up to Family
By Emma Carr This is Joshua Ahearn’s story. My family has always been picture perfect; we’re the type to host
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