This is where we will archive the stories and some of the interviews which the young participants will collect during the project. You will be able to read stories, thoughts and experiences which participants want to share with a wider audience.
Samples from the stories
I came by plane to England even though the boat was much cheaper about sixty pounds in those days in the fifties, I figured that if I was going to die, I wanted it to be quick so I paid the extra price and chose the plane…..
When I woke up I was in this place, a new place, it was Christmas, everybody was rushing around buying presents, and I could not believe it Especially where I was coming from, my home destroyed, friends relatives where were they I thought. I had just come out of Hospital Apparently I had been there a long time, people were and still trying to find the bodies…..
I grew up in Handsworth with my family and close friends, and i really got into producing music. One day i got the chance to make a track with some friends at college. We also decided to make a video for the track and put it on Youtube to promote it. The people I made the video with were all from Erdington, so when my friends in Handsworth saw the video they all turned on me. I can’t go back to Handsworth now, because people are threatening me…..