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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Childhood in the Mountains Before the Yugoslav War
By Adriana Ivezaj Growing up I lived in a country called Yugoslavia, in a popular tourist city named Podgorica. Our
Mexican, Spanish, Super Mexican…
By Page Gardner Vanessa Rodriguez showed me around her home, pointing at different decor and specifying, “this is Mexican,” “this
“People Die”: Memories of War
By Nicole Morsfield Immigration is no singular experience. To some, it’s carrying baskets of clothing up and down 30 floors
Acculturative Stress and Immigration
By Anthony Dombrowski We all have an immigrant story. Every family has a different and unique story about their history
Immigration as Pretend Vacation
By Anthony Dombrowski No matter what our own individual immigrant stories are, none of us could imagine what life would
Great-Grandparents’ Stories from Mexico
By Carmen Salt Immigration stories all tend to be unique to each person’s family and personal history, with each one
From Iraq to Jordan to the U.S., Without Family
By Elaina Joncic Ghaith Al-Musaied is a 22-year-old immigrant from Iraq. Ghaith and his family fled from Iraq to Jordan
Consulting on Immigration After Trauma
By Katelyn Burnsfield Leaving your home country and starting a new life somewhere else is no easy task. Escaping trauma
Spanish with an Accent
By Sarah Markstrom Perla Escamilla is a Spanish Major at Oakland University (OU). She has gone through a lot in
