WSU communication Prof. Hayg Oshagan comments on diversifying Detroit's tech community...

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Will Metro Detroit's tech community ever be color blind?
by Jon Zemke

An article examines the Detroit tech scene and the challenges of racial and economic self-segregation. Southeast Michigan is rich in diversity but many minority groups live and work in silos. Hayg Oshagan, WSU professor and founder and director of New Michigan Media, sees it play out all the time. New Michigan Media is a network of ethnic and minority media across the state of Michigan and is working to connect those groups, especially the entrepreneurs. "There's a lot of money in these communities that can be used as investment capital," Oshagan says. "That purchasing power is real money. And there is real talent in these communities. Connecting them to what's going on downtown is to everyone's advantage in the region."

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