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Jihyun Park's story

I have been born a freewoman, for more than seven years. I was born in a slave country and never spoke of freedom, and never heard about the word love. My birth town is a beautiful place with mountain and seas, but even the flowers there did not bloom as they should. We are people who live under the same sky, but the sunlight that shone on my country was always cold. The stars that would protect the night sky would be too scared and would disappear far way. I…

I have been born a freewoman, for more than seven years. I was born in a slave country and never spoke of freedom, and never heard about the word love.…

Tara's Story

I arrived in London at the start of the 2014 with exciting plans to travel, meet new people and learn. After playing in my mind for years, plans to study abroad during my third year of college finally came to fruition. London seemed like the best place to go. The city is large, fast-paced, full of energy, history, and people, and located in close proximity to the main continent of Europe. Despite differing immensely from my home in the United States, I felt quite at ease in London. My free…

I arrived in London at the start of the 2014 with exciting plans to travel, meet new people and learn. After playing in my mind for years, plans to study…

Aaron's Story

Coming from the States to study in London, I envisioned myself being immersed in a multicultural society where people are tolerant and understanding of a large migrant population. While I discovered this to be true to an extent, I came to the realisation that some in London and the rest of the UK hold negative and at times outright racist attitudes towards migration. I was shocked to discover that these views carried on to Westminster Palace, and even shaped immigration policy for the government. To my concern, I saw these…

Coming from the States to study in London, I envisioned myself being immersed in a multicultural society where people are tolerant and understanding of a large migrant population. While I…

A Syrian refugee in Germany

My name is Greta. I’m a student from Germany and I’ve been doing an internship at Migrant Voice for the last four weeks. During my time in London a lot of things have happened during the ‘migrant crisis.’ I have been following the news in the UK, but also back in Germany in my state - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. That’s why I would like share with you a summary of an article from SVZ.de about Moha, a man from Syria, who arrived 3 weeks ago in my home town. What he has…

My name is Greta. I’m a student from Germany and I’ve been doing an internship at Migrant Voice for the last four weeks. During my time in London a lot…

From hungry rebel to food store manager

Choi Joong-ha greets us in the small head office of a Korean supermarket in New Malden on a sunny afternoon. “Annyeong haseyo,” he says, bowing slightly. He leads us to an even smaller room at the back and gestures for us to sit. There is a whiteboard in the room with the words “The government’s lies are all bullshit” scribbled across it. “I don’t really have any spare time,” he tells me, through an interpreter. “All my time is taken up by the community work I do.” Choi is president of the North Korean Residents’…

Choi Joong-ha greets us in the small head office of a Korean supermarket in New Malden on a sunny afternoon. “Annyeong haseyo,” he says, bowing slightly. He leads us to an even…

I am a migrant and proud to be a migrant

#MigrantsContribute is a grassroots campaign led by a coalition of 67 migrant-led organisations. It aims to demonstrate the positive contribution that migrant communities make to British life and to counteract the negative stereotyping of migrant communities that is frequently seen in public debates. Ingrid Guyon is a member. This is her story. “Where are you from?” resonates in my head. After my 14 years in London, this is still the first question that people ask, as no one can ever guess correctly. I am a citizen of the world. I…

#MigrantsContribute is a grassroots campaign led by a coalition of 67 migrant-led organisations. It aims to demonstrate the positive contribution that migrant communities make to British life and to counteract…

MV's director recognised for contribution to migrants

Migrant Voice Director, Nazek Ramadan has been selected for the Independent on Sunday's Happy List 2015. The Happy List highlighted Nazek’s contribution as ‘migrant empowerer’, going on to say: “Having come to Britain as a refugee from Lebanon in the 80s, Nazek launched the New Londoners newspaper in 2007 to publicise migrant and asylum issues. Three years later she founded campaign Migrant Voice to address the lack of migrants in the media, and fought xenophobia in this year's election campaign." The Independent on Sunday’s eighth annual Happy List, is a collection of 100 inspirational heroes and…

Migrant Voice Director, Nazek Ramadan has been selected for the Independent on Sunday's Happy List 2015. The Happy List highlighted Nazek’s contribution as ‘migrant empowerer’, going on to say: “Having come to Britain…

Journey through the UK job system

For Daniel Debessai the journey from Eritrea to the UK didn’t end at the border, he has had to work hard to navigate a life for himself in the UK. Olivia Blair spoke to Daniel about his journey so far. Daniel arrived in the UK in 2008, leaving behind a job as a statistician. He then undertook a second degree (he already held one in Statistics and Demography from Eritrea). He embarked upon a Mathematics and Statistics degree at Kingston University, London and graduated in 2012. However after graduating, despite having two…

For Daniel Debessai the journey from Eritrea to the UK didn’t end at the border, he has had to work hard to navigate a life for himself in the UK. Olivia…

Namaa's story

Meet Namaa: A microbiologist, political activist, blogger, avid reader and family woman. She’s one of those people you come across once in a while that exudes an energy uncommonly found today for a woman so young. When she talks about her life, her journey and her work, you wonder how there could possibly be enough time in a day to accomplish all that she has. Namaa was educated in genetics, receiving an MSc in microbiology from Birkbeck University. But today her work is largely focused in the world of political…

Meet Namaa: A microbiologist, political activist, blogger, avid reader and family woman. She’s one of those people you come across once in a while that exudes an energy uncommonly found…

Aleksandra Rusowicz's story

Not many people have heard the term “half-immigrant.” This is an identity embraced by Dr. Richard Hovannisian, a history professor at USC Dornslife College of Letters and Professor Emeritus of Armenian and Near Eastern History at UCLA. On 28 January this year, he engaged in a live streamed conversation with William Deverell, the Chair of USC Dornsife’s Department of History and Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West, at USC Institute of Armenian Studies. Through this conversation, deemed “The 'Half-Immigrant': In Between California's Generations,” he was able…

Not many people have heard the term “half-immigrant.” This is an identity embraced by Dr. Richard Hovannisian, a history professor at USC Dornslife College of Letters and Professor Emeritus of…

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Jihyun Park's story

I have been born a freewoman, for more than seven years. I was born in a slave country and never spoke of freedom, and never heard about the word love.…

Tara's Story

I arrived in London at the start of the 2014 with exciting plans to travel, meet new people and learn. After playing in my mind for years, plans to study…

Aaron's Story

Coming from the States to study in London, I envisioned myself being immersed in a multicultural society where people are tolerant and understanding of a large migrant population. While I…

A Syrian refugee in Germany

My name is Greta. I’m a student from Germany and I’ve been doing an internship at Migrant Voice for the last four weeks. During my time in London a lot…

From hungry rebel to food store manager

Choi Joong-ha greets us in the small head office of a Korean supermarket in New Malden on a sunny afternoon. “Annyeong haseyo,” he says, bowing slightly. He leads us to an even…

I am a migrant and proud to be a migrant

#MigrantsContribute is a grassroots campaign led by a coalition of 67 migrant-led organisations. It aims to demonstrate the positive contribution that migrant communities make to British life and to counteract…

MV's director recognised for contribution to migrants

Migrant Voice Director, Nazek Ramadan has been selected for the Independent on Sunday's Happy List 2015. The Happy List highlighted Nazek’s contribution as ‘migrant empowerer’, going on to say: “Having come to Britain…

Journey through the UK job system

For Daniel Debessai the journey from Eritrea to the UK didn’t end at the border, he has had to work hard to navigate a life for himself in the UK. Olivia…

Namaa's story

Meet Namaa: A microbiologist, political activist, blogger, avid reader and family woman. She’s one of those people you come across once in a while that exudes an energy uncommonly found…

Aleksandra Rusowicz's story

Not many people have heard the term “half-immigrant.” This is an identity embraced by Dr. Richard Hovannisian, a history professor at USC Dornslife College of Letters and Professor Emeritus of…

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