Tell Us Your AAPI Story

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and WDET, in partnership with Detroit Public TV, is amplifying the...

“We Have to Take a Stand”: Rise in Anti-Asian Attacks Sparks Calls to Action

Dorothy Hernandez/WDET An increase in anti-Asian discrimination and the March shootings in Atlanta have sparked outrage across Asian American and...

Michigan Needs To Grow Faster. How Can We Attract More People?

Michigan will lose a congressional district next year. That’s after new Census results showed Michigan hasn’t been growing as fast...

Raquel Castaneda-Lopez on Leaving Detroit City Council, Creating Opportunity for Others and Addressing Harassment

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Raquel Castañeda-López took office in 2014, part of a wave of new council members who swept into...

Biden’s Choice on Immigration Is Lose-Lose, Columnist Says

Former President Donald Trump was hyper-focused on immigration policy. Throughout his four years in office, he campaigned on building a...

Border Patrol Profiling Includes Local Law Enforcement

A new report released by the ACLU of Michigan has exposed a pattern of overreach and racial profiling within the Border...

NPR’s Don Gonyea and Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne Discuss Biden Era Politics

America is at a point of transition in the COVID-19 pandemic and politically. While some leaders in Washington cling to...

Authors of “A Place at the Table” Spread Allyship Through Food and Friendship

Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan are the co-authors of “A Place at the Table,” a middle school novel about two characters...

Irish Immigrants Found Land, Opportunity and a Mini “Emerald Isle” in Michigan

Frank Murphy might be Michigan's best-known Irish American. He was the 55th mayor of Detroit and the state's 35th governor. President...

Embassy of Bangladesh Brings Essential Consular Services To The Community

People are lined up outside of Kabob House in Hamtramck on Saturday with passports in hand, masks covering their faces. They are waiting...

Immigrant Journalists Reflect on DC Insurrection

Watching the events of the violent coup attempt in Washington was hard for most of us. But, it was even...

Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa On New Memoir, “Once I Was You”

Now more than ever, many Americans are beginning to open their eyes to learn from the experiences of immigrants and the...