Lana: the journey of a Palestinian refugee who became a British citizen
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In this episode, Lana, an immigrant of Palestinian origin born in the United Arab Emirates, who entered the UK as a refugee, talks about the challenges of staying behind while her husband was making a dangerous journey to Europe and the difficulties in getting adapted to a new life in the UK. Now British citizen, she has been living in Lancaster for eight years.
In this chat we discuss about:
[00:03] Feelings towards Lancaster
[00:06] The dangerous journey from UAE to the UK as an asylum seeker
[00:08] Waiting behind
[00:12] The bureaucracy of the family reunion process
[00:16] The importance of community associations when you don’t know anyone: the case of “East Meet West”
[00:19] Giving back to the community
[00:22] Unfair issues: the lack of recognition of certain university degrees
[00:26] Stereotypes versus reality about the UK
[00:29] The many meanings of citizenship for a refugee
[00:30] Feelings of belonging
[00:31] Where is home?
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