Stories of Migration
Straddling two ends of society (as a Tamil refugee and an Imperial medical student) Gayathri Thivyaa reflects on the experience of growing up across borders, through interviews with other refugees and migrants. An introspective journey, this podcast explores everything from language barriers and identity struggles to diaspora responsibilities and the way in which these shape the narratives of those who have dared (or been forced) to relocate...
- Update frequency
- every 28 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 4
- Years Active
- 2021
Ep. 3 - Kinan: From Syria to Medical School in South Kensington
Witnessing the after effects of the Arab Spring, fleeing Syria at the age of seventeen, learning English that summer and entering to a top medical school a few years later: the incredible story of a …
Ep. 2 - Tobore: Names and Accents as Stamps of Identity
Changing one’s name to suit the English tongue, using accent slips as comedic resilience against racism, and ditching the immigrant career stereotype: A reflection on the life of a young black woman …
Ep. 1 - Bharathy: On Displacement, Integration and Poetry as Autoethnography
Playing amidst bullet wounds on coconut trees and memorialisation through poetry: A reflection on the life of a Tamil refugee who fled to London.
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How does a child make sense of separation from th…
Intro
From depression to introspection, Thivyaa talks us through why a lack of migrant role models, the craving for connection and the desire to voice her own refugee experiences led to her starting this p…