A Q&A with HR professional, Filipino-American Katie Apolinario
According to a recent Pew Research Center study, Asian-American women are the closest demographic to bridging the wage gap with white men — an even narrower gap than that of white women. Asian women...
View ArticleDebunking 3 myths about immigrants in the U.S.
Immigration. This term was on the minds of many Americans during and after the 2016 presidential election, especially after President Donald Trump proposed immigration reforms. Trump’s plan says the...
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Data points to growing diversity in U.S.
Fifty years from now, America’s population will have unprecedented diversity. By 2065, the number of immigrants or people with immigrant parents in the U.S. will go from about a quarter of the...
View ArticleHispanic or Latino: Which term is correct?
Hispanics are the largest minority group in the United States, yet many Hispanics “do not identify with the current racial categories,” according to the Pew Research Center. That’s because the term —...
View ArticleGrowing number of Americans speak more than 1 language
English is the dominant language in the United States, but a growing number of Americans also speak another language. Speaking a second language has a variety of benefits, bilingual Michigan State...
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Influx of Chinese students creates cultural challenges
The numbers of Chinese students, as the largest group of international students in the U.S., has increased dramatically in recent years, according to the Institute of International Education. The...
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Interracial couples deal with racial tension
Krista WilsonData from Pew Research Center. Ed and Naiah Holsey walked into her sister’s engagement party, hoping no one would make a scene about them being hand-in-hand. “Why didn’t you come alone?”...
View ArticleHe moved to the U.S. for a better life; his parents never got the chance to...
97-year-old Polish immigrant Irving Griffel came to the United States at 18, leaving his family and the old country for a better life. But when WWII broke out, his family never got the chance to...
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Refugee Appreciation Day brings the Lansing community together
Church members and other attendees as they view the art show presented the Niagara Foundation On Nov. 5, people from the Greater Lansing community attended the Refugee Appreciation Day event hosted by...
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Lansing group holds trainings in support of immigrants
Lansing Immigrant Defense’s logo explaining one of their values; “Keep families together in their homes wherever they’ve made them.” On Nov. 11, the Lansing Immigrant Defense group hosted a Rapid...
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Traverse City dilemma: ‘Sanctuary City’ or not?
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Human Rights commissioners of Traverse City are allegedly looking to make the northwestern Michigan city more “immigrant-friendly.” One way of doing so would be to declare...
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Four local high school students Skype with Colin Kaepernick
Back in October, four high school football players at Lansing Catholic Central High School kneeled during the national anthem. The players say head football coach Jim Ahern benched Michael Lynn III,...
View ArticleQ&A: WKAR’s Al Martin on ‘sticking to sports’
Athletes and the sports media have gotten criticism for not “sticking to sports,” instead letting social issues and discussion creep into the sports media. Al Martin, host of WKAR Radio’s Current...
View ArticleMSU men’s hoops joins national conversation
At Michigan State men’s basketball media day in early October, head coach Tom Izzo recognized the public debate raging in the country. “There are problems in society,” Izzo said. “The issues involving...
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Fewer refugees are finding a new home in mid-Michigan
Since the beginning of 2017, there is a substantial decrease in the number of incoming refugees in Lansing. According to St. Vincent Catholic Charities, which is the designated refugee resettlement...
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A Northern Michigan school district promotes diversity in a non-diverse region
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Northern Michigan is not a very diverse region, which is reflected in the extremely small percentage of different ethnicities in Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS). Shown...
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