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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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Black and white picture of young white man with black hair on motorcycle with large front light
March 9, 2021 Community stories / Ethnicity / Family / Immigration / Rural

A Little Money and A Couple of Outfits

By Cydney Slinger Ilir Dervishi is well-known for his restaurant business and for being a part of one of the

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Young black man smiles by brick house with rounded wooden door
March 2, 2021 Community stories / Family / Race / Urban

Inequality in Education, Working Harder

By Joe Popis  Semaj Shelton is a student-athlete at the University of Detroit Mercy. In the future, he plans on

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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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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 man has arm around woman, both smiling and standing by suburban looking house and yard.
June 16, 2020 Family / Immigration

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

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June 9, 2020 Community stories / Immigration

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

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Two young children smile and hug each other.
May 19, 2020 Family / Immigration

Family Immigration Effect

By Caitlin Flora Immigration to the United States of America is as large of a topic now as it has

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Woman smiles by U.S. flag on the wall, which is covered in smaller flags from many countries. The sign "welcome" sits above the flag and "Bienvenidos" ("Welcome" in Spanish) below it.
May 7, 2020 Community stories / Immigration

Consulting on Immigration After Trauma

By Eileen LeValley Meet Antionia Morabito. She is an immigration specialist at LASED in Detroit, Michigan, which stands for Latin

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January 23, 2020 Acceptance / Family / Religion / Rural

Louisiana Accent Away From Home

By Paige Webb Allison Webb is a fourth-grade elementary school teacher. She has been teaching for a total of 18

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