UpRootedMag

Offering real, raw and relevant stories of all-generation immigrants in the UK 🌱🌍

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🏳️‍🌈In the light of #PrideMonth, we delve into the struggles of #LGBTQ+ immigrant community. We spoke with Mohammad about the impact of COVID on the LGBTQ+ dating scene, loss of access to #queer spaces and the role of dating apps. 💜🤳

https://t.co/sdrG37sqs2

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"I feel very betrayed when I think about it all."

We spoke to @PushpoH, a frontline NHS doctor, about how getting #LongCovid puts the migrant medical workers at the risk of deportation while exploring the long-tern trauma that comes with these fears 👇

https://t.co/TH4zFZuVTB

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Check out the amazing @EastAsianTC and their work!

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@georginaquach, a British-born Vietnamese trainee journalist, shared her experience growing up as a child of refugees, and how she has rediscovered the power of embodied knowledge in her intangible cultural heritage in a rural oasis in Gloucestershire.🫒
https://t.co/bUloc9mDqG

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how cute is this graphic that a student magazine made of me 🥺

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@sophiasgaler Our amazing editor @tansy_liu 🥰🥰🥰

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@Karriekaka We are happy we could share your story <3

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For me, growing up with 3 sets of parents gave me first hand experience when Asian met British. That is no right or wrong. Misunderstanding is caused by no communication, I hope my story shared a little more insight of dissimilar side of parenting

link: https://t.co/iQJpIDkNOD

[Karrie @Karriekaka]

Met @inesflsantos from #math project, when she found out my background story, as the mainstream media didn’t celebrate immigrants, culture differences or inclusion enough. Ines and her friends started a magazine called “uprooted” to write some positive stories about this area.

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“So, just remember, if I could do it, as the Ugly Duckling in school, you also can."

@paulineuh talks about resilience and chasing dreams in today's article💻👾

https://t.co/MsImMVcfA2

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Why did @alexandrabulat use to feel uncomfortable saying she is from Romania and why she preferred to let people keep guessing her nationality?🤔

Click to find out!💥
https://t.co/e9905OMfry

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In conversation with @sophiasgaler, a @bbcworldservice Britalian journalist who opened up about her identity, fostering a safe space through her DMs and going viral on #TikTok🤳👀

Read the full interview here👇
https://t.co/bLicl17sym

[Anastasia Koutsounia @akoutsounia1]

Got to talk to @AceRuele about his childhood, being targeted for dancing and his trials with the Home Office after his years in prison. It's such an important read for anyone looking to understand how fragile immigrants' children's place in the UK can be.

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Did you know all #abortions for malformed foetuses are banned in Poland?

@wholmesjourno spoke to @VickyWrzyszcz about this 'violation of #HumanRights.'
Read below 👇

https://t.co/MqBdy07rXA

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No passport, no home🏡? Speaking to @CIHhousing policy advisers, @AdamDickinson01 explored why and how the #RightToRent Scheme has left BME and migrant citizens homeless.
#HostileEnvironment @JCWI_UK
https://t.co/J9cEXZZppq

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Saucepan in hand👩‍🍳, @UditiSingh16 set out on a mission to find out what it is that makes Britain have a spicy affair with curry.
#ChickenTikkaMasala
Give it a read now🍛
https://t.co/CqEFZz3FJg

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We spoke to Rahul Mandal @bakewithrahul, the winner of the Great British #BakeOff 2018, about the cultural differences he has experienced, and his unique baking journey - you'll be surprised to find out that he takes it as a "science experiment"🧐
https://t.co/i1K8fplUcx

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What do you really know of one man's story?

We spoke to @AceRuele a British actor and family man whose name has filled the news headlines.

In a raw conversation, he shares his past, delving into the events that shaped his present fate.

https://t.co/FPWJLTLZuZ

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Over 12,000 fewer students achieved qualifications in their #heritagelanguage in 2020 compared to the year before. Why #immigrantsuk in the 80s, perhaps even now, felt pressured to abandon their roots when they have children?
Find out the answer🔗
https://t.co/ix6Xj3nq4q