Stories of welcome and exclusion
Leicester is a city of migrants. Throughout our interviews we heard lots of first impressions, and many stories of both welcome and exclusion.
Each person’s journey is their own. There is no one pattern of welcome and exclusion but there is still a lot to reflect on about how we make Leicester a city where everyone finds their place and we can learn to live well together.
Asim
Seeing things for the first time and language challenges at school
Alice
Welcomed within the school community
Chanda
People are friendly and happy in Leicester
Femi
A warm welcome
Karen
Stepping towards people to build relationships
Leah
Moving to a nice neighbourhood
Mavis
People being less friendly in Leicester initially
Mervyn
Difficult living conditions in Highfields
Shantu
Culture shock and trouble finding accommodation
Thomas
Friendly people and meeting through dog walking
Tony
Integration with the local synagogue
Shezza
People less friendly than expected
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