Latest Language barriers Podcast Episodes

Ep. 3 - Kinan: From Syria to Medical School in South Kensington

Stories of Migration - March 28, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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 Syrian refugee! ***  What is it like to leave home as a teenager, and be separated from your mo...

Ep. 2 - Tobore: Names and Accents as Stamps of Identity

Stories of Migration - February 28, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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 who migrated from Nigeria in her childhood! ***  Have you noticed how many immigrants end up go...

Ep.1 - Bharathy: On Displacement, Integration and Poetry as Autoethnography

Stories of Migration - January 11, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Playing amidst bullet wounds on coconut trees and memorialisation through poetry: A reflection on the life of a Tamil refugee who fled to London.  *** How does a child make sense of separation from their father, who has fled war? What is it like to leave behind friends and flee to a new count...

Ep. 1 - Bharathy: On Displacement, Integration and Poetry as Autoethnography

Stories of Migration - January 11, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Playing amidst bullet wounds on coconut trees and memorialisation through poetry: A reflection on the life of a Tamil refugee who fled to London.  *** How does a child make sense of separation from their father, who has fled war? What is it like to leave behind friends and flee to a new count...

Ep. 1 - Bharathy: On Displacement, Integration and Poetry as Autoethnography

Stories of Migration - January 11, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Playing amidst bullet wounds on coconut trees and memorialisation through poetry: A reflection on the life of a Tamil refugee who fled to London.  *** How does a child make sense of separation from their father, who has fled war? What is it like to leave behind friends and flee to a new count...

Intro

Stories of Migration - January 01, 2021 21:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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 podcast.  If you'd like to get in touch, share your story or give feedback, feel free to do so vi...