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This newspaper database was created to;

  • document local newspaper articles about migrant experiences
  • present local newspaper articles about migrant experiences in a more accessible and searchable manner
  • counterbalance negative media rhetoric of migration, through highlighting positive stories of migration or sentiment to migration, at a local level.

It was created by volunteers who took part in Online Archive Research training. The training was opened to the wider community in each area to learn how to use online research tools to gather local newspaper stories. 

They then collected local newspaper stories following a specific criterion. 

The newspaper stories had to;

  • be about positive contributions made by the migrant community in the specific local area.
  • have positive sentiments shown towards the migrant community.
  • be in the last 10 years, between 2012 – 2022/3
  • counterbalance negative media portrayals of migration. This could include (but not limited to):

a. Details of positive contributions migrant communities have made to their local area.

b. Positive sentiments to migration from local area sources.

c. Direct lived experiences of migrant communities that have been shared to advocate/highlight experiences (even if the experiences themselves are negative)

 

the findings created the content for our Archive Research database. 

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Sharing the happiness in Harrogate

Short summary
Local charitys support the 20,000 people fleeing the civil war from Syria in the Harrogate district, such as communtiy transport charity called Travena , who aims at elliviating the isolation many refugees experience. Additionallu, the Harrogate School of English, provides tutoring and classes for non-english speakers, which has been revieved with great appreciation and confidence.
Archive Link
https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/sharing-happiness-harrogate/local-action/article/1491505

“There is an atmosphere between Polish and British people following Brexit, but it can be fixed”

Short summary
Do Polish residents feel safe in West Leeds after Brexit? Chris Siejka says Polish people need to try to meet more British people.
Archive Link
https://westleedsdispatch.com/race-relations-we-need-to-talk/

Azad Kashmir president Masood Khan visits Bradford

Short summary
Bradford welcomes president of the Pakistan region that was home to many of its immigrants

World's longest-married man Karam Chand dies at age of 110

Short summary
Born in the Punjab, he and his wife came to Bradford in 1965. They were married for 90 years

Celebration of Asian cricket in Bradford and Yorkshire goes on display

Short summary
A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition celebrating the history of Asian cricket across Bradford and the rest of Yorkshire has gone on display at Headingley (Leeds).

Fitting tribute to community champ Peter

Short summary
The Pakistan and Kashmir Welfare Association in Batley planted a tree in tribute to Peter O'Neill.
Archive Link
https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/fitting-tribute-to-community-champ-peter-769930

Leeds West Indian Carnival 2016

Short summary
Describes how the carnival brings colour and spectacle to Leeds. Quote from the chairman and founder, Arthur France
Archive Link
https://www.yorkshirereporter.co.uk/leeds-west-indian-carnival-2016/

Eid tributes to the '˜forgotten army'

Short summary
Aaqib Zahoor is helping the Kirklees Faith Network to launch ‘Our Shared History, Our Shared Heritage’, an interactive display and resource pack which tells the story of Sikh and Muslim men who fought for the British Empire.
Archive Link
https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/eid-tributes-to-the-forgotten-army-2145648

Syria play will be an eye-opener at West Yorkshire Playhouse

Short summary
A ground-breaking production featuring an all-female cast of Syrian refugees comes to the West Yorkshire Playhouse next month.
Archive Link
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/syria-play-will-be-eye-opener-west-yorkshire-playhouse-618116

Surviving the Holocaust - One Family's Story

Short summary
It describes an Exhibition at Dean Clough Halifax telling the story of Joseph and Magaret Kagan, Lithuanian Jews who fled the Nazis.
Archive Link
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/surviving-the-holocaust-one-familys-story-621425

Celebrations as Sikh festival hits the streets of Leeds

Short summary
2,000 people process through Leeds to celebrate the Vaisakhi festival
Archive Link
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/celebrations-as-sikh-festival-hits-the-streets-of-leeds-622374

South of the River - the Prisoner

Short summary
Iby Knill's story as a holocaust survivor. Reporter draws direct comparisons with Iby's experience and that of modern refugees
Archive Link
https://southleedslife.com/south-of-the-river-the-prisoner/

Date of publication

  • 2023 (1)
  • 2022 (2)
  • 2021 (2)
  • 2020 (1)
  • 2019 (3)
  • 2017 (10)
  • 2015 (1)
  • (-) 2018 (1)
  • (-) 2016 (11)

City

  • Manchester (6)
  • Middlesbrough (6)
  • Lancaster (4)
  • Liverpool (1)
  • (-) Leeds (12)

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