a sense of identity
I always thought I could have my
freedom and my family. There was a time when I thought I could, but
I don't think there is a middle road. I don't think you can have both.
I think Asian lasses will go for freedom. Some lasses think they've
found a middle, but the middle means cheating yourself.
(Second Generation Muslim Girl, b.1968)
My religion and my culture are inextricably bound
together. I shall never become completely Anglicised or a carbon
copy of British society. We can continue to live together. Unity,
yes - uniformity, no!
(First Generation Asian Man, b.1938)
I really was astride two cultures, and trying
to come to terms with both and marry them together. It probably
made me a better person. I don't think I necessarily had the benefit
of any one particular culture, you tend to get the debris of several.
(Second Generation Irish Man, b.1956)
It's because I don't belong really. I'm not purely
English. And when I go over to Yugoslavia I'm still looked on
as a foreigner. They even say I look English over there. You've
got instances of Yugoslavs here changing their name to fit in
with this...English value thing. I'd never do that, never ever
change my name.
(Third Generation Yugoslav Man, b.1961)