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… have instilled me with anger, moved me with passion and inspired me to become an active part of the stories around me. Being a part of the Michigan Community Scholars Program and the Arab Student…

… through college as an Arab-American, Muslim woman. Coming to the University from my predominantly Arab/Muslim city of Dearborn has been an awakening experience. I have been challenged and changed…

… more confident in doing so. Hopes of learning the stories and struggles of other brave and bright students of color, all with unique experiences and stories waiting to be heard. Hopes of helping to…

…. Shows like “Family Matters” proved there was a market for loving a non-white history. However, it never seemed like Arab history was profitable enough to make the cut. Though my family went…

… was never white, so I still faced problems with being a person of color. Growing up, I felt that being Arab or American were two mutually exclusive concepts because we act like they are. That is…

… what lead me to Michigan in Color. The Arab culture that I have been surrounded by my entire life is important to me, and I wanted to express its significance while helping others do the…

… same. This is my first step to creating my own quilt which I lost many years ago, or maybe it’s finding the blanket I never knew existed. For me, I may not be actively involved in the Arab…

… community, but I am still Arab and American. Every day, I used to watch Nick at Nite and see people of varied skin tones, but none of those skin tones were mine. Even today, I don’t think I have any…

… Arab-American idols that are represented in media. It’s easy to sell your culture in exchange for a job, to buy that fancy VCR or social acceptance. However, it starts with me to pick up the thread…

…, I can almost feel stress levels increasing among students. Midterms are approaching and spring break is still a month away. During times like this in the semester, I internalize my stress when…

… installment, the storytellers were all students or alumni of the University. The theme, which was quite fitting for a new semester, was “Nobody Told Me” — stories of the reality of college life. There…

… laughed, some cried and some did both. But in each speaker, I saw their delight in sharing their burden with others. Zanib Sareini, an alumni of the CSP and currently a graduate student at the…

… University’s School of Social Work, shared her experience of being an Arab-American in a post-Sept. 11 America. “There was a different pressure post-9/11,” Sareini said. She recalls being told by…

… told this part of her story, CSP students in the front rows whooped and cheered. Sareini smiled back. While she couldn’t stop the discrimination, she knew who to come to for help. Eddie Williams…

…, a student of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, told of how his relationship with his family changed upon coming to college. He distanced himself from them, found himself too busy with…