Diversity

A diverse group of young people reads together.

Youth of diverse backgrounds find many ways to connect to community in Washtenaw County

Student writer Amira Ben-Abid looks into the ways she and other students of diverse backgrounds have found community in Washtenaw County.

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Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office.
الهجمات على العائلات المهاجرة وما تعنيه لتعليم الطفولة المبكرة

Community-based organizations report that approximately 15% of students  withdrew from preschool programs within weeks due to immigration enforcement activity. 

Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office.
ရ ွှေ့ရ ြောင််းရေထိိုင်သူမိသြော်းစိုမ ြော်းအ ား ပစ်မှတ်ထ ားတ ိုက်ခ ိုက်ခခင်ားသည် ကရ ်းသူငယ်မ ြော်း၏

Community-based organizations report that approximately 15% of students  withdrew from preschool programs within weeks due to immigration enforcement activity. 

Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office.
Ataques a las familias inmigrantes y lo que eso significa para la educación temprana

En 2024, los educadores de la primera infancia en el suroeste de Detroit observaron una caída significativa en la inscripción preescolar tras el aumento de la actividad de control de inmigración. Aunque el descenso no fue documentado oficialmente en ese momento, las organizaciones comunitarias informan que aproximadamente el 15% de los estudiantes fueron retirados de los programas preescolares del área en cuestión de semanas.  

Lock Arms and Unite for Autism: Campaign commits to continued advocacy and support

AAOM’s current fundraising campaign, Lock Arms and Unite for Autism seeks to raise $31,000 to support its services for the one in 31 people diagnosed with autism in Michigan. 

Simranjit Kaur, the author of this story.
Creating safer spaces for domestic violence survivors of marginalized identities

People from non-Asian communities may not always understand the cultural factors that impact domestic violence survivors from South Asian and other marginalized communities. Student writer Simran Kaur digs into the issue for our Voices of Youth series.

A still from Elizabeth Ai's film "New Wave."
Documentary screened in Ann Arbor explores music, identity, and healing for Vietnamese immigrants

In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, student writer Ella Yip interviews filmmaker Elizabeth Ai about her documentary exploring the connection between Vietnamese Americans and '80s new wave music.

The Michigan Union.
U-M students respond to DEI programs’ end

In the latest installment of our Voices of Youth series, student writer Anamika Suresh breaks down the recent end of University of Michigan diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, and interviews students about the changes.

Ypsi Pride 2025 attendees.
Photo essay: Ypsi Pride 2025

Ypsi Pride returned to Ypsilanti on June 9 with the theme "Our Stories." Here are some of the Pride attendees and entertainers we ran into around Depot Town.

London Beck will be featured in the next installment of the Voices concert series at The Ark.
Series spotlighting BIPOC artists at The Ark set to return June 8

Artist Kyler Wilkins, known as Ki5, founded the ongoing Voices concert series at The Ark. The series is intended to highlight the work of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) artists in an intimate setting.

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