Home Away From Home
Hackney’s Pho Mile and its history of resistance
Home Away From Home — For decades, an area of East London has served as a vital community hub for Vietnamese people looking for a taste of home.
Written by: Georgina Quanch
An ode to Curry Mile and its South Asian community
Home Away From Home — For decades, Wilmslow Road has been a bustling area full of naans, halal meat and gulab jamun. But how did it come to be what it is today?
Written by: Zesha Saleem
The legacy of Edgware Road shawarma for Arab Brits
Home Away From Home — Edgware Road has served as a haven for the Arab diaspora looking to experience connection to their homelands. Despite rampant gentrification in the surrounding areas, this diverse community has held its ground.
Written by: Dalia Al-Dujaili
Inside the UK’s very own Little Korea
Home Away From Home — In a quiet suburb outside of London resides Europe’s largest Korean expatriate population. Among this tight-knit community are a significant number of DPRK defectors, who are forging a new life for themselves in a place they now call home.
Written by: Je Seung Lee
What saving Brick Lane means to British Bangladeshis like me
Home Away From Home — The iconic East London location has long been a vibrant pocket of Bangla culture, it‘s curry houses a symbol of Bangladeshi resistance. But with rising rents and plans for a new shopping mall, can this community survive the threat of gentrification?
Written by: Mishti Ali
The radical history of Southall, London's Little India
Home Away From Home — When an 18-year-old was killed in a racist attack in Southall in 1976, it sparked the first and biggest youth-led movement of anti-racism the district had ever seen. Writer Sharan Dhaliwal reflects on the area's rich political history and immense cultural pride.
Written by: Sharan Dhaliwal