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Stories...
"I am actually German but here I’m seen as Asian because of the colour of my skin.
My mother was born in Pakistan my father India and they had an arranged marriage. My father came over here in 1956 and my mother followed in 1957 to reside in Newcastle where I was born." more>>
"My name Shirin is translated as sweet – originally it is Persian. In my country we have lots of Persian words integrated into our language.
Kyrgyzstan where I come from used to be Kirgiziya (translated in to 40 girls). Forty tribes came together to form a nation – very ancient nomadic culture." More>>
"I call myself an Iraqi born Scots and I am 56 years young. I have been living here since the 29th of July 1980. I am a mother of three very big grown up children, very big children - I can’t get rid of them! I run my own business as a part-time caterer, part-time land-lady, my official job as an executive head chef for a company.." More>>
“I was born in Iran which used to be called Persia. I come from the capital city which is Teheran; ……when I was going to university I had a friend, her name was Miriam which is Mary in English. It was Miriam’s wedding party in 2004 and I was attending for the wedding party. Miriam’s brother was there as well and he was living in Kirkcaldy and he was there just to attend his sisters wedding party. And we met each other at the wedding party.” More>>
Asian Connections Book
