Oral Stories

Lisa tells us about how hard it was when she first arrived in the UK as her English language proficiency was very low. She studied very hard to learn it and attended college and then university. She described her job looking after patients at a NHS hospital. She used to work at a care home but didn't get on with the staff so she changed her job to current hospital. She enjoys working now as the staff team is very supportive and help each other out. 

Storyteller has lived in Manchester for many years. He has retired and spends his time volunteering for Wai Yin Society and at Dragons Voice learning radio broadcasting. 

Beside his volunteering roles/work, he spends his time cycling and dancing too.

He likes his simple lifestyle and with his advancing age, he feels he wants to preserve his calm and quiet lifestyle.

Many years ago, this storyteller wanted to view the outside world of China mainland and immigrated to Manchester to meet her husband. She left her hometown and country and came to Britain at 28 years old, for the journey ahead of her.

Storyteller shares the differences she notices in the UK from her culture and the importance of learning the culture in order to integrate which she has tried to do.

Storyteller shares experience of first making friends in the UK.

Storyteller speaks about modern day slavery still being a major issue in the UK and Europe.

In this story the storyteller is describing what it was like first coming to England. They talk about initially feeling isolated, not knowing who to talk to or how to get the right advice and support. 

They describe that as time went on they connected with people and found out the right people to go to for advice which helped them to feel more accepted and confident.

The storyteller tells of his experience first making friends in the UK.

Story of an Afghan refugee who came to Uk.

Interview has been made in Farsi and translated at the same time