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By: Sayantani Biswas A conversational review on migration, memory, belonging

By Famya Faiz The Admission came first in the Under 18 category in our Then

Review by Sayantani Biswas Sayantani Biswas in this engaging review of White

By Nasrin Parvaz Nasrin wrote this poem for Mahmut Yamalak, the translator

By Jane Shevchuk Jane Shevchuk is a documentary filmmaker and director with

by Tanya In this poem, Tanya from the Write to Life Programme tells us what

By Sayantani Biswas Sayantani reviews a 1956 book, ‘the Lonely

Shaz Nawaz Khan  In this beautiful narrative poem, Shaz shares the

By Maria-Irina Popescu Maria-Irina Popescu here answers the question,

In this beautifully written essay, Maria-Irina Popescu describes their

In this beautifully written and detailed short story Jetha Makieleka shares

Author:  Laura Ndanuko For Mother’s Day, we are sharing Laura’s

Author: Hamida Khoder Hamida shows great generosity in sharing her story.

For World Poetry Day, we are sharing the 3 winning entries to our creative

Author: Sayantani Biswas In this blog Sayantani Biswasreviews the

By Lola Cheung Lola entered this essay into the Then and Now competition.

Author:  Alison Hramiak  Standfirst This is a review of a book

To celebrate LGBT History month, we are sharing the winning entry in the

by: Sayantani Biswas A meditation on the anthology ,’So Many Unavoidable

By Bushra Mukadam Standfirst: An easy and enlightening read, Jonathan

By: Teresa Norman This blog focuses on the importance of offering compassion

In this blog, Johann Taljaard explores examples and the impact of casual

Review by : Alison Hramiak Alison Hramiak reviews Hope Not Fear by Hassan

Author: Teresa Norman New Roots is a new series of podcasts on migration to

By: Khushi Handa The story of why people choose to become international

by Alison Hramiak Gulwali Passarlay with Nadene GhouriAtlantic Books, London

Photo by Freepik By: Cherie McLaughlin Many migrants become entrepreneurs,

Available at: Hear Our Stories \ Support Us Review by Alison Hramiak 

Nour Majan describes her journey from Syria and her ten years in the UK

Richard Williams describes the story of his policy work advocating for

Sadiqa discusses faith, belonging and cultural identity

Jola Pieskowska discusses her career and some of the history of Polish

Prof Marius Turda discusses the transition from communism for Eastern

Prof. Marius Turda discusses eugenics, anti-Roma racism and possible

Aman shares insights into UK and Indian culture and useful advice for anyone

Adina describes growing up in communist Romania and her work advocating for

The plate in a Home Office hotel By Ruth Ruth writes of daily life in a Home

A write-up of the book launch of Hear Our Stories

By Teresa Norman Fascinating facts about the anthology of migrant writings

‘Are you changing your sheets? Every week, Omar?’ Omar, a young Syrian

Making a change to move to a new country, can also lead to an exciting

Thinkpiece – On Stephen Vertovec’s “Superdiversity’’ A overview of

A winning entry in the TogetherintheUK story telling competition. Inspired

A winning entry in the TogetherintheUK storytelling competition which tells

Read the award winning essay, Invisible Heroes, from TogetherintheUK’s

Dayana’s, a migrant from Columbia, shares her story of her path to a Tier

A review of the invigorating discussion on the 2021 BBC 4 popular radio

In Min Kym’s memoir, the author suggests the parallel between her own life

TGIUK shares the experience of developing and implementing a story telling

Celebrating the tapestry of friendship woven through the shared experience

Three TGIUK volunteers give personal accounts on how and environment of

Join acclaimed storyteller Martin Plaut in a captivating workshop designed

A deeply personal portrayal of the sacrifices and contributions of the

Journey with Carolin as she shares her experience in transferring her

English proficiency is often a key factor in facilitating social integration

As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we acknowledge the strength and resilience

International Women’s Day serves as a powerful reminder of the resilience,

At a recent TGIUK joint event, many migrant stories were shared and amongst

Migrants often have a strong drive to succeed, fuelled by their aspirations

Explore, through the words of one migrant as she explains, the vital role of

Explore how a local sports club has won a Certificate of Sanctuary for how

Mental health is important for everyone, travel with Charly Ngouh as he

As part of our focus on emotional and mental health, explore the emotional

If you are a budding entrepreneur dive into the world of start-up

From its inception to the present day, explore the societal forces and

Finding employment in a new country can be a daunting task. We talk with

A personal story of one student’s life as he adapted to a new close-knit

Offering insights from a Year 8 student’s perspective, we explore the

Making social connections is key to adapting to a new life in a different

Explore the many economic impacts the Huguenots, who fled from France as

A deeply personal account of life in a dysfunctional family and the pain in

A scholar’s review of the impact of the Brexit campaign, the reaction of

So, what did we do? During 2018, we continued to explore what it is like to

As we celebrate Black History Month, through an amazing archaeological find,

Is it a lie that in life, there’s much to gain and for growth a price

Our warm summery evenings are coming to an end with a chill in the air and

Pensions are one of those things that you should think about and take action

So, are you feeling a bit stuck? You have studied hard but you can’t

Festivals In the UK, 12 million adults a year attend a festival, most of

I happened to be sitting in a steam bath along with a few other people. I

Those of you following the blog, may remember Jack who told us what it was

As we post more stories from people who have journeyed here from another

London Migration Film Festival. A Review of the Opening Night 2017 Well, the

A French and Spanish women were comparing the UK to Spain and France with

Click on this link to find some great insights from an American student on

  Many of our stories have been from people who live in the city but here

Well, the Christmas holidays are now over and everyone is back to school or

TGIUK would like to wish all our readers a very merry Christmas. Every

A Turkish/Turkish Cypriot Perspective A Meeting with Musa, Enver and Ela

TGIUK recently ran a workshop on how to put a CV together for the job market

This blog is about giving advice on how to get a job in the profession you

As we post more stories from people who have journeyed here from another

Here are some wonderful observations from Tudor from Romania, another story

I thought I might add something today about the different ways the English

This blog is all about celebrating the UK’s multiculturalism and

Many of us are still coming to terms with the breakup of our relationship

  The shock of the referendum I used to hear a joke which I liked about the

I have asked some friends for some unusual facts about the UK and come up

Santho’s story Santho writes here about her first experiences when

Gianni’s story here comments on our helpfulness as well as the

I love Kina’s observations here.  We have seen before that when you

One of the things that we are hot on in the UK is people keeping to

Selassi’s story Immigration is a tough business, leaving everything

This whole blog is about the experience of immigration to the UK and what

My Lebanese neighbour tells me that when she first arrived here, she was

Well, what might you be surprised by when you arrive in the UK from West

This blog is all about the small details when you come to the UK that no one

Here are a few quick observations from people from around the world:

Please find below the insight and advice from someone from Canada. There are

The UK does not do customer service in the same way as say Canada and the

Asking people who have immigrated here about the challenges when you move

When I ask people who have immigrated here, what has most surprised them or

In the UK, we say hello and then we say how are you? The response is fine

Discussing the difference between careers in France and Spain, I learnt that

A Frenchman described the British sense of humour to me today as keep calm

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Going out into London today, there were some wonderful creepy decorated

We have been going out and asking people who have immigrated to the UK what

James’s story reminded me of an incident I had about a couple of years

I recently heard this item on the radio: A German did not understand that

What might you not know when you arrive in a new country and in the UK? You