From Difference to Connection
5 MINUTE READ In today’s divisive world, it is all the more important that there are charities that work across conflict and political or religious lines. One of them is Beyond Conflict, a small charity offering mental health support for people impacted by war and conflict around the world. Started only eight years ago by... Continue Reading →
9 MINUTE READ The BBC UNBOXD Report came out earlier this month, surveying the attitudes and lifestyles of Gen Z (16-24 year olds) in the UK. The results will inform their programming for the younger generation going forward. The findings of the Report around attitudes to friendship and disagreements seem to reinforce a progression towards... Continue Reading →
7 MINUTE READ “There’s an engaging energy in giving a talk live and in-person to deep-thinking folk,” says cross-cultural author Yang-May Ooi. She shares here notes on the talk she gave to the GX Philosophy Group a few weeks ago on the theme of Belonging as well as some of the meaty discussion that emerged... Continue Reading →
10 MINUTE READ In Part 1 of Coalminer's Grand-daughter - A UK Migration Story from Norfolk to Yorkshire, we heard about one English family through Rachel's story. Her family migrated from Norfolk to Yorkshire, and then from Yorkshire to America and Southern England. Comparing Rachel’s family to her own, author Yang-May Ooi found that the... Continue Reading →
14 MINUTE READ Not all migration is across international borders or across the seas. The history of the British Isles is full of personal stories of individuals and families travelling across the landscape in search of a better life. In the days before modern travel, moving from one part of the country to another would... Continue Reading →
6 MINUTE READ Continuing the occasional series on British Culture I Love, author Yang-May Ooi reflects on the difference in walking cultures in the hot tropical landscape of Malaysia and cold winterland of the UK - plus the courtesy with which the Brits greet strangers while walking in the countryside, dispelling the idea of English... Continue Reading →