Daniel Leite was born in Portugal. He came to Devon around five years ago, after spending a period of time living and working in France. He now works as a chef, whilst also completing an Open University degree. Daniel currently lives in Okehampton, but has previously...
Mrs C is British-Filipino. She is a secondary school English teacher, who moved to Devon aged 12, from the Philippines. She now lives in Okehampton with her husband and daughters. In her adult life, Mrs C has been relearning the Visayan language she grew up with, as...
James Richard Halsey was born in July 1946 in Hertfordshire. He is the President of the Exeter Hebrew Congregation. Richard reflected in great detail about a range of aspects of Jewish life, from friends and parents of friends who escaped from Europe before the Second...
Anna Georghiou was born in Torquay. Her paternal grandparents came to the UK from Cyprus in the 1960s. Anna now lives and works as an artist and holistic therapist in Okehampton, after attending university and living and working for a period in Cyprus. Anna considers...
Ingrid Esteve Martin is Spanish. She came to Barnstaple in 2018, moving to North Devon from Portsmouth for a fresh start. She lives with her two children and is in the process of establishing her own graphic design company. Being both a volunteer and sharing her story...
Ana Lodge is of Brazilian, Italian and American heritage, and was born in Holland. Today, Ana lives in Tiverton and works for North Devon Sunrise, a CIC which celebrates diversity of identity and offers support to a wide range of communities in North Devon. She enjoys...
‘Mac’ Mudabbir Ahmed was born in a small town in Bangladesh. He moved to the UK in 1998, and lived in London until moving to Tiverton in July 2019 to open a business. He runs the Nawab restaurant, serving authentic Indian cuisine. Of the people of Tiverton, Mac says:...
Kumari Northam was born in Sri Lanka and, after a period spent in Hong Kong, Kumari and her family have now settled in Tiverton. She runs a mobile catering business in Tiverton, catering to local customers and events. Of the locals in Tiverton, Kumari says: “People...
Anthony Nderitu is a Religious Studies teacher at Tiverton High School. Born in Kenya, he gained a degree in Theology before moving between Botswana, Sweden and South Africa. He now lives near Exeter with his wife and son. In his spare time, Anthony enjoys walking on...
Gail Hickman describes herself as “a cultural mongrel”, with Irish, English, Scottish and Viking heritage. She was born and lived most of her life in South Africa, and is an honorary Zulu. At age 50 she decided to move to England to escape the violence in...
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