Resident

Growing up in Saudi Arabia, Hanan was always made feel different due to her Somali heritage. But with a civil war raging back home, her family had nowhere else to go. After eventually being granted a…

Growing up in Nigeria, David was always aware of the risks he faced as a mixed-race kid. So at 17, he travelled to London and sought asylum. That began a years-long journey navigating the immigration…

Hailing from a mountainous region on the border between Albania and Greece, Kosta never felt fully accepted by either society, but the diversity of cuisines he grew up with inspired him to become a c…

As a mixed-race kid in small town Denmark, Charlot never saw herself represented in the stories she grew up on. But a childhood love of Disney and anime inspired her to become an illustrator, and sin…

Gustavo’s childhood dream was to become a fighter pilot in the Venezuelan army. Instead found himself studying economics and moving to Ireland. Since then, he has worked hard to build a happy and suc…

As a young man, Pradeep (He/Him/His) was forced to leave his life in India behind when it became clear his sexuality would not be accepted there. Since then, a strong desire to help others instilled …

From his formative years split between Brazil and Brooklyn, to his time spent living on the road as he travelled the US, Joe never thought he’d settle down anywhere for good. But after a chance meeti…

Growing up in eastern Ukraine, Oksana liked nothing more than baking with her granny and going shopping with her older sister. But in 2014, a few months after she moved to Ireland, war broke out and …

Growing up in the bustling city of Aleppo, Tarek always wanted to help people, and decided to become a doctor. But when the Syrian civil war broke out during his time in medical school, he found hims…

Maureen spent her childhood raised by her grandmother in rural Kenya, before living in Dublin, Michigan and now Belfast. One constant throughout her life has been her faith, but over time she has str…

Resident is a new 10-part series that explores individual perspectives on identity, culture and the immigrant experience in Ireland.

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