“You have an (imaginary) emigration-ability-score of x…”
Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a „successful“ immigrant? To achieve a decent standard of living even though your education might not be accepted? Is there a…
Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a „successful“ immigrant? To achieve a decent standard of living even though your education might not be accepted? Is there a…
My name is Julia and, though I'm German, my husband keeps telling me that I'm more French since I was born on the "left side of Rhine river" in Palatinate.…
How do the Germans see their multicultural society, especially in the light of current influx of migrants? I had an opportunity to sit down with my two good German friends…
What words do you know to describe someone who is not a German? That's a tough question ... well ... I think it does not make any difference anymore.... we…
What words do you know to describe someone who is not a German? People who come to seek asylum - asylum seekers....immigrants… But the main point is that there are…
Sometimes life just happens. You studied something but then the economy spirals down in your home country and there are no jobs. Or you fall in love with somebody and…
I live in Germany since I was 20 years old, now am 40. I was born in the city of Nis in Serbia. I came here with my family because…
America, where I was born, is an immigrant society. Everyone is an immigrant one or several generations back. I think, USA is the best example of the importance of immigration in…
The lines on the page shackled her thoughts – 'the mirror tells her the best years of her life have been wasted'. Wasted was how she felt although it was Springtime…
From the operation Mare Nostrum that, as claimed by several advocacy groups, saved thousands of lives at sea in 2014 to the new operation Triton, that only saves borders and…
Good morning, world! I am Josefine and I have been in Germany since 21 years already. I reside in a small town Frankethal. It is located in the south-west part of…
My name is Soheon Kim, I am 24 year old and I am from South Korea. I finished my Bachelor’s degree in one of the best universities there, with a major…
Positive aspects of multiculturalism stay more and more in the background and public debates concentrate predominantly on immigration, its economic advantages and disadvantages and movements against foreign influences. In the light…
Hidir Çelik was born in 1960 in Tunceli, Turkey where he completed his secondary school education. Immediately afterwards, he joined his family in Germany where he worked in a metal…
The best part of our project is meeting so many people from all parts of the world and with different backgrounds. One day you meet a miner from Kazakhstan, the next day…
We all recognise the need to label and be labelled, so what’s all the fuss, you might ask? For quite a few years now, discussion has been ongoing on the…
My German is getting better because of Ali... A friendship of no happenstance. Meet Ali and Zoe. Ali, Zoe and the Gentrification debate by Kelly Miller from Collidoscope Berlin You…
Tommy is a child of combined cultures,… he has both an Israeli and Dutch passport… but even though he was born in Berlin he can’t be a German citizen (without…
My name is Kathleen Ralf and I teach Humanities and English at an International School near Frankfurt. My family and I have moved to Germany from the United States five…
My name is Olga and I'm Polish, my husband is German and we live in the Netherlands. I studied the German Language and Culture in Warsaw and Media Culture in…
"To cramp yourself in the nationality is, in my opinion, stupid. I think nationality, as a concept, is outdated. I think it will play smaller and smaller role in our…
I consider myself a world citizen. I am Indian because I carry an Indian passport and because my geographical region is called India, but I have multiple identities. If there…