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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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January 30, 2020 Acceptance / Healing / Identity

Hair Story

By Sheryl Ruszkiewicz* I was first diagnosed with Alopecia areata at the beginning of fifth grade, right before picture day.

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December 10, 2019 Race

Realizing One’s Race

By Adina Schneeweis When did you realize your race? It is not terribly difficult to think about moments when we

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November 26, 2019 Family / Immigration

Exchange Programs Across the World

Jada Martin interviewed visiting professor of journalism Katherine Roff. Coincidentally, both Jada’s story and Kate’s story have both been previously

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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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October 29, 2019 Identity

Safety Is Warmth

At a recent conversation between faculty from different disciplines, the group took just a few words to answer two questions:

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June 26, 2019 Immigration

From Australia to Peace

By Adina Schneeweis Over coffee with my new friend Kate Roff one Tuesday morning, I learned about Peace News, “the

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April 3, 2019 Gender / Identity / Immigration / Intersectionality

Bikes and Graduate School

Taylor McDaniel interviewed Dr. Linda Bzhetaj, Special Instructor of Sociology at Oakland, about gender, immigration, and graduate school. What was

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