26 MAR 2024 · An interview with Ghada Bahri for the MYgration podcast series. Ghada was born in Damascus, Syria in 1965. Her family moved to Aleppo soon after. There she completed high school, graduated as an English teacher and got married. Ghada taught English all over Syria – from Idlib to As-Suwayda to Deir ez-Zor – while raising her six children. When her eldest son finished high school and was at risk of conscription, she fled to Turkey with her family. After living in Turkey for over three years working as an English teacher, Ghada and her children were granted asylum in the Netherlands. Now retired, Ghada shares Syrian food with her local community in the Netherlands and cares for her garden. For Ghada, the Netherlands is home. With this collaboration between the non-profit organisations; https://www.wijdoenmee.nu/, the https://haella.nl/stichting/, https://correspondentsoftheworld.com/, and https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/ aka BRAM RADIO, we want to explore the large spectrum behind the word “migration”, and the personal stories involved. Guest: Ghada Bahri Podcast interviewer: Sarah Tekath Language: English Podcast producer: Cathy Leung for BRAM RADIO Recorded: September 2023 Music by Anıl Kahvecioğlu (https://www.instagram.com/celestialcompositions/) If you want to discover more migration stories in the Netherlands, you can read interviews online and find out more about the MYgration project at MYgration.nl. Public discourse around migration continues to be polarised in the Netherlands. On both ends of the spectrum, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers are often spoken about in mainstream media, with resulting stories maintaining an us/them divide. MYgration seeks to bridge this divide through providing a space where people can share migratory stories in their own words and on their own terms. In doing so, MYgration offers a multi-dimensional portrait of the ‘migrant experience’. Please help us to share these stories, however you can.  Together, we can improve the understanding of migration in our society, and the people it involves.

26 MAR 2024 · An interview with Shi for the MYgration podcast series. Shi came to the Netherlands from China with her parents in 2015. As Christians they were no longer safe and had to flee. Shi is currently active at the Worldhouse (Wereldhuis), a place where people without a valid residence permit can go to receive support and meet other people. With this collaboration between the non-profit organisations; https://www.wijdoenmee.nu/, the https://haella.nl/stichting/, https://correspondentsoftheworld.com/, and https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/ aka BRAM RADIO, we want to explore the large spectrum behind the word “migration”, and the personal stories involved. Guest: Shi Podcast interviewer: Sarah Tekath Language: Dutch Podcast producer: Cathy Leung for BRAM RADIO Recorded: September 2023 Music by Anıl Kahvecioğlu (https://www.instagram.com/celestialcompositions/) If you want to discover more migration stories in the Netherlands, you can read interviews online and find out more about the MYgration project at MYgration.nl. Public discourse around migration continues to be polarised in the Netherlands. On both ends of the spectrum, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers are often spoken about in mainstream media, with resulting stories maintaining an us/them divide. MYgration seeks to bridge this divide through providing a space where people can share migratory stories in their own words and on their own terms. In doing so, MYgration offers a multi-dimensional portrait of the ‘migrant experience’. Please help us to share these stories, however you can.  Together, we can improve the understanding of migration in our society, and the people it involves.

26 MAR 2024 · An interview with Pavel for the MYgration podcast series. Pavel and Evgenii came to the Netherlands in 2018. They fled their home country Russia after threats from the Russian government regarding their gay marriage. After living in Asylum Seeker Centers for 6 months, they received a residence permit and home in Nijmegen. Pavel works as a doctor at a mental health clinic, after completing his entire medical studies in Dutch. Evgenii works as a case manager at a social institution in Nijmegen. Both plan to stay in the Netherlands. With this collaboration between the non-profit organisations; https://www.wijdoenmee.nu/, the https://haella.nl/stichting/, https://correspondentsoftheworld.com/, and https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/ aka BRAM RADIO, we want to explore the large spectrum behind the word “migration”, and the personal stories involved. Guest: Pavel  Podcast interviewer: Sarah Tekath Language: Dutch Podcast producer: Cathy Leung for BRAM RADIO Recorded: July 2023 Music by Anıl Kahvecioğlu (https://www.instagram.com/celestialcompositions/) If you want to discover more migration stories in the Netherlands, you can read interviews online and find out more about the MYgration project at MYgration.nl. Public discourse around migration continues to be polarised in the Netherlands. On both ends of the spectrum, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers are often spoken about in mainstream media, with resulting stories maintaining an us/them divide. MYgration seeks to bridge this divide through providing a space where people can share migratory stories in their own words and on their own terms. In doing so, MYgration offers a multi-dimensional portrait of the ‘migrant experience’. Please help us to share these stories, however you can.  Together, we can improve the understanding of migration in our society, and the people it involves.

26 MAR 2024 · An interview with Max Wattimena for the MYgration podcast series. Max came to the Netherlands in 1951 as a toddler, because his father had served in the Royal Dutch East Indies Army (KNIL). The Papilaja-Wattimena family lived in camps for 19 years before they were given a house. Max now lives in Huizen. As a board member of the Happy Green Islands Foundation, he helps and supports the Moluccas With this collaboration between the non-profit organisations; https://www.wijdoenmee.nu/, the https://haella.nl/stichting/, https://correspondentsoftheworld.com/, and https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/ aka BRAM RADIO, we want to explore the large spectrum behind the word “migration”, and the personal stories involved. Guest: Max Wattimena Podcast interviewer: Sarah Tekath Language: Dutch Podcast producer: Cathy Leung for BRAM RADIO Recorded: September 2023 Music by Anıl Kahvecioğlu (https://www.instagram.com/celestialcompositions/) If you want to discover more migration stories in the Netherlands, you can read interviews online and find out more about the MYgration project at MYgration.nl. Public discourse around migration continues to be polarised in the Netherlands. On both ends of the spectrum, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers are often spoken about in mainstream media, with resulting stories maintaining an us/them divide. MYgration seeks to bridge this divide through providing a space where people can share migratory stories in their own words and on their own terms. In doing so, MYgration offers a multi-dimensional portrait of the ‘migrant experience’. Please help us to share these stories, however you can.  Together, we can improve the understanding of migration in our society, and the people it involves.

26 MAR 2024 · An interview with Asia (also known as Isjed) for the MYgration podcast series. Asia was born and raised in Brabant, her parents are from Pakistan. She feels like a migrant on several levels: culturally, ethnically, but also with regard to gender and sexuality. She now lives and works mainly in Utrecht and Amsterdam, but also sometimes internationally. Asia founded the Prisma Group Foundation to support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and LGBTQIA+. With this collaboration between the non-profit organisations; https://www.wijdoenmee.nu/, the https://haella.nl/stichting/, https://correspondentsoftheworld.com/, and https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/ aka BRAM RADIO, we want to explore the large spectrum behind the word “migration”, and the personal stories involved. Guest: Asia (also known as Isjed) Podcast interviewer: Sarah Tekath Language: Dutch Podcast producer: Cathy Leung for BRAM RADIO Recorded: September 2023 Music by Anıl Kahvecioğlu (https://www.instagram.com/celestialcompositions/) If you want to discover more migration stories in the Netherlands, you can read interviews online and find out more about the MYgration project at MYgration.nl. Public discourse around migration continues to be polarised in the Netherlands. On both ends of the spectrum, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers are often spoken about in mainstream media, with resulting stories maintaining an us/them divide. MYgration seeks to bridge this divide through providing a space where people can share migratory stories in their own words and on their own terms. In doing so, MYgration offers a multi-dimensional portrait of the ‘migrant experience’. Please help us to share these stories, however you can.  Together, we can improve the understanding of migration in our society, and the people it involves.

26 MAR 2024 · An interview with Zeynep for the MYgration podcast series. Zeynep was born in Kürecik in Turkey. In 1985 she came to the Netherlands as a Kurdish political refugee. She lives in Leidschendam-Voorburg, has two sons, and is actively committed to the organization Foundation for Intercultural Promotion of Contact & Education.  With this collaboration between the non-profit organisations; https://www.wijdoenmee.nu/, the https://haella.nl/stichting/, https://correspondentsoftheworld.com/, and https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/ aka BRAM RADIO, we want to explore the large spectrum behind the word “migration”, and the personal stories involved. Guest: Zeynep Podcast interviewer: Sarah Tekath Language: Dutch Podcast producer: Cathy Leung for BRAM RADIO Recorded: July 2023 Music by Anıl Kahvecioğlu (https://www.instagram.com/celestialcompositions/) If you want to discover more migration stories in the Netherlands, you can read interviews online and find out more about the MYgration project at MYgration.nl. Public discourse around migration continues to be polarised in the Netherlands. On both ends of the spectrum, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers are often spoken about in mainstream media, with resulting stories maintaining an us/them divide. MYgration seeks to bridge this divide through providing a space where people can share migratory stories in their own words and on their own terms. In doing so, MYgration offers a multi-dimensional portrait of the ‘migrant experience’. Please help us to share these stories, however you can.  Together, we can improve the understanding of migration in our society, and the people it involves.