Culture And Memory

'Who am I?'

Mukul and Ghetto Tigers will undertake an oral history project which explores the question ‘Who am I?’ raised by second generation immigrant children whose parents left pre partition India during colonial times and settled in other parts of the British empire including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania. The project will investigate what it means for young British Asians growing up in a system with a colonial legacy and explores how the past horrible historic events experienced by their parents and grandparents still affect the lives of young people. A dedicated group of young people aged between 15-25 year olds will undertake training in oral history interviews, drama, creative writing, online exhibition, panel discussions, film screening at Stanley Arts, Croydon and Crawley Library. 6 monologues from the interviews will be filmed and presented. The oral histories and project records will be deposited with West Sussex Records Office and London Screen Archives