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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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Young white woman with black hair smiles and leans over by large body of water and beach
February 23, 2021 Age / Family

Away From Family

By Olivia Juliano Amna Jabbar, current Oakland University student studying Environmental Health and Safety, has lived away from her family

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Young Asian woman with long hair smiles in summer dress, body of water behind her
February 16, 2021 Immigration / Race / Suburban

What’s Your Name?

By Blake Woodruff Serena Pham is a senior at Oakland University studying to be a Physician Assistant and majoring in

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Young white man in blue tshirt, wearing black backpack stands with parking lot behind
February 2, 2021 Healing

Life with ADHD

By Sidney Richardson Nathan is an Oakland University student studying chemistry. He has taken medication for ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

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Young man smiles posing on rocky ground by body of water
January 14, 2021 Family

Hawaii, Thailand, the Philippines, OU

By Alexandra Laird Steven Sturtevant is a a transfer student, sophomore at Oakland University in his first semester here, studying

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Young woman with coffee cup and sunglasses smiles outdoors, wind blowing her hair
January 7, 2021 Healing

Happy Chemicals Through Anxiety

By Alayna Currey Alayna shares her experiences dealing with anxiety as a college student in a short audio story. Hi,

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Man sits on bench playing piano, close-up on hands on keys
December 17, 2020 Family / Healing

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

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Close-up of smiling young black woman, wearing athletic top that reads Oakland, with athletic field visible behind her
December 15, 2020 Family / Identity / Race

Defining Multiracial Identity

By Angel Brandon Maria Horn is a sophomore and Psychology major at Oakland University. The Ohio native has a unique

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Young woman sitting on steps of apartment building in evening hours
December 8, 2020 Family / Healing / Pandemic

A Year Alone

By Sidney Richardson The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it significant changes to nearly every aspect of life in 2020.

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