Lana: the journey of a Palestinian refugee who became a British citizen
Description
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?
United States
