Dinner with Refugees at Havenstraat
Bringing local Amsterdammers and refugees together in a warm and congenial environment
Rough Translation
I'm always on the lookout for other podcasts that cover similar territory to the Hiraeth podcast--those that share stories about transcending borders, sharing cultures, and looking at familiar things from new points of view. So when I heard about NPR's new podcast,...
Hasan Minhaj is a Third Culture Kid
"I exist in a hyphen." Comedian Hasan Minhaj from The Daily Show famously roasted Donald Trump at this year's White House Correspondence Dinner. In this episode of Fresh Air, Hasan talks about his experience as third culture kid, identifying as an Indian-American...
Exit West – Permeable Borders
Last month Steve Inskeep at Fresh Air talked with Mohsin Hamid about his new novel, Exit West. Set in an unnamed country that bears more than a passing resemblance to the author's native Pakistan, Exit West lives and breathes hiraeth, whether its characters are...
City of Asylum for Exiled Writers
Latino USA shares a story of exiled writers finding asylum in Pittsburgh, USA thanks to the organisation City of Asylum. "In many places in the world, being a fiction writer can be a pretty dangerous job. Writing about certain topics can get you jailed, harassed or...
Sonder and the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
If you've ever had a feeling indescribable in words, you might enjoy a peek into John Koenig's Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a seven-year literary project designed to, as Koenig puts it, "fill a hole in the language—to give a name to emotions we all might experience...
The Moth Radio Hour: Leaving, Loving and Coming Home
Check out this podcast episode by The Moth Radio Hour which features four different perspectives around the theme of home. "Yearning for a place to call home, leaving one home in search of another and coming to find beauty and a true sense of belonging." Meet Suzi...
BBC Radio 4 “Seriously…” Podcast Episode: Hiraeth
Today we are sharing a lovely episode by the BBC Radio 4 "Seriously..." Podcast. This episode features poet Mab Jones exploring the concept of 'Hiraeth' in the poetry of Wales and beyond. Hiraeth is described as "...the pining for a home, a person, even a national...
Vice Reports: Life as a Migrant in Post Brexit Britain
Vice Reports goes undercover to see what life is like for undocumented migrants in London.
One Way Ticket: The Art of Jacob Lawrence
"...I pick up my life And take it away On a one-way ticket— Gone up North, Gone out West, Gone!" -Langston Hughes from "One Way Ticket" 1962 Jacob Lawrence was a self proclaimed "child of The Great Migration". The Great Migration was the movement of over six...
Let Me In- A Short Film by Alicia Keys
Let me in is a short film directed by Jonathan Olinger. It was premiered by Alicia Keys in conjunction with her We Are Here movement on World Refugee Day . The film turns the tables on the on our perceptions of refugees. “I was stunned when I learned that there are...
