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I am a first generation American. My father came to this country in 1921. Like many immigrants before him, he came to escape religious persecution in his home country, Poland. I was born in Jackson, Michigan at the end of the Great Depression, in 1938. My family moved to Detroit in 1942, and my father returned to the home construction business. I attended Brady Elementary, Durfee Intermediate, and Central High School. I received a B.A. from Wayne State University, an M.A. from Wayne in 1965. In 1977 I earned a Ph.D. in Politics from New York University.

Career-wise, I worked for the Social Security Administration in 1962, was drafted into the Army in 1963, and honorably discharged in 1965. I taught at Oakland Community College beginning in 1970 and retired in 2006. The College honored me with the title “Professor Emeritus”.

On a more personal note, I married my true love, Leila in 1967. We were blessed with two wonderful daughters, Jennifer and Tori. My wife and I celebrated our 51st anniversary in March.