ANA'S GRANDFATHER, TIMOTHY O'BRIEN, moved to Dunkeswell and Honiton after enjoying the friendliness of the people and decided to make it his new home post-World War II. Southern Ireland faced severe unemployment, prompting many, including his son, Jeremiah (Ana's...
ANTOINETTE GREW UP in Kwidzyn, Poland during the 1980s, experiencing the end of communism. With a diverse heritage, Antoinette's paternal lineage included a French great-grandfatherwho moved to Poland. The family mostly spoke Polish, though some French was retained....
ERNIE RECALLS LEAVING Ireland for England, a common move due to the lack of work in Ireland. Initially he had no intention of moving but joined a group of lads bound for England impulsively. Settling in Newport, South Wales, took years, as his heart remained in...
RODRIGO REMINISCES ABOUT spending Sundays at his grandmother's house in Mexico City, where he grew up, playing with cousins and enjoying the large green spaces that surrounded them. His close cousin Valentina gave him a family photo before he left for the UK,...
IN 1972 UGANDAN ASIANS needed housing, and Maggie, along with others, cleaned the neglected camp buildings to make them habitable. Maggie highlighted the goodwill of the community and the importance of understanding and empathy in aiding traumatised individuals....
MAGGIE'S FATHER CAME from Jamaica to fight in World War II. He was 27 years old when he arrived in England, having led an interesting life before the war. Jamaica, being a British colony, had strong ties to the UK, and when the war broke out, there was...
PATTY GREW UP in a middle-class immigrant neighbourhood just outside Boston during the 1950s and 1960s. Her childhood was characterised by classic American activities like attending Boston Red Sox games, enjoying barbecues, swimming in the lake, skiing, and ice...
PEACE NYAHE INITIALLY found her move from Ghana exciting but once in England, she missed her family and questioned her decision. The unfriendliness in her new surroundings heightened her longing for home. Fortunately, her cousin's wife, Sarah, offered immense support,...
STEFAN'S FATHER WAS born in 1912 in Wolkusze, Poland. He grew up on a farm and learned carpentry. When WWII broke out in 1939, Poland was divided between Germany and Russia. He joined the army, was captured by the Russians, and sent to a Siberian work camp. Many men...