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Meet Nika, from rural Devon

I went to school in the 1980’s and 1990’s in rural Warwickshire. In those days, it was unbelievably white, and … More

BAME, Devon, Jamaica, Liverpool, micro-aggressions, Nigeria, racism, stories

Meet Nick from Buckfastleigh: The family moves out of London

My maternal grandfather was a white, working-class, London man made good. He was born in 1901; patriotic, racist, paternal, homophobic … More

BAME, bangkok, countryside, Devon, enoch powell, Essex, hate crime, identity, micro-aggressions, mixed race, mixedheritage, racism, rural, south east asian, stories, Thailand, violence, white passing

Meet Martha, from the Cotswolds

I’ve lived in London for ten years but I am from a small village in the Cotswolds. I would say … More

Cotswolds, Gloucester, home-school, identity, Jamaica, London, microaggressions, mixed race, mixedheritage, racism, stories, Windrush, writing

Meet Lee-Ann, who’s mixed race and lives in Exeter

Lee-Ann was born in Malawi, Africa. She is of mixed Asian, European and African heritage. Both her parents are from … More

BAME, china, Devon, Exeter, Malawi, mixed race, mozambique, Pakistan, stories
Becca and her family

Meet Becca, of English-Caribbean heritage, from Bridport

Growing up as a person of mixed heritage in Dorset has had its challenges. I’ve been living in Bridport for … More

Amsterdam, BAME, Caribbean, Dorset, identity, London, mixedheritage, racism, stories
Anajana

Launch of Where are you really from? podcast series

The first episode of the podcast is now available to listen to online.  I first made it available to the … More

BAME, diversity, Dorset, Jurassic Coast, microaggressions, podcasts, racism, research, south west, stories

Meet Tamzin, from Cornwall

Tamzin was born in London, where her mum’s family had lived for a couple of generations. She thinks originally they … More

BAME, Cornwall, diversity, Egypt, Italy, Jewish, microaggressions, racism, Roma Gypsy, south west, stories, white passing
Devon

Meet Yukiko (Yuki) from Japan and Devon

Yuki was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her father is from Fukushima, Japan and her mother is from Kyoto, Japan. Although … More

Asian, BAME, Devon, diversity, Exeter, Japan, microaggressions, racism, research, south west, stories, Torquay

Louisa is a New Talent Immersion Fellow for South West Creative Technology Network (SWCTN), and this blog will be showcasing some of … More

BAME, diversity, featured, research, stories, writing

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