The panel is one of Monroe County Community College s May Diversity Month Series of presentations.
The public is welcome.
Ranjeev Puri, State Representative 21st House District, Michigan, serving Canton, Belleville and Van Buren Township, will serve on the panel along with Sunita Doddamani, head of Hate Crimes & Domestic Terrorism Unit, Criminal Trial & Appeals Division, Michigan Department of the Attorney General, and Laura Misumi, executive director, Rising Voices of Asian American Families and managing director, Detroit Action.
The discussion with be moderated by Dr. Shuvra Das, professor or mechanical engineering, University of Detroit Mercy and co-founder, SAMOSA, South Asia Multicultural Organized Student Association, and Parmeshwar (Peter) Coomar, dean of applied sciences and engineering technology division at MCCC.
Twins are top graduates at Airport this year
For twin sisters Payton and Mackenzie Bucki, competing with one another is a thing of the past.
When they were younger, they would race to see who could first learn to jump rope or who was better at a sport.
“We were so competitive when we were little,” Payton said. “We would be at each other’s throats.”
But as they aged, the sisters quickly pivoted from who came out on top to enjoying their successes.
“We learned it wasn’t about what place we got, Mackenzie said. “It’s about learning and being there for each other.”
Ida triplets ready for graduation day
It’s not uncommon at Ida High School to be part of a set of twins. The Class of 2021 has a few pairs of the unique type of siblings.
But this year it has one group of siblings that’s even more rare: a set of triplets.
Hanna, Keenan and Ava Muir born minutes apart on Dec. 12, 2002, at Toledo Hospital are graduating this year.
Much like seniors across the county, the Muirs are part of a class of students who spent their entire year under the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shifting regulations, virus outbreaks and subsequent quarantines have shaped the academic experience. But this year marks a decidedly different experience compared to the previous senior class many students got to partake in traditions such as prom and other end year activities. And most students will get a more traditional graduation ceremony, too