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Stories of Migration and Identity

Rooted Routes

Rooted Routes is a space for real stories about migration, culture, and finding a sense of belonging. It’s about the everyday lives of people bridging where they come from with where they are now.

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The ‘Oyibo’ Complex
Who taught us to hate ourselves? To hate how we look, how we talk, how we dress?
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Same Skin, Different Stories
We don’t have to erase the differences. But we can understand them.
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My Experience at the Open Society Picnic
Sometimes, it’s a smile from someone you just met. Sometimes it’s your child feeling free and like they belong. And sometimes it’s you, just being you, without needing to explain or earn your place.
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I am Efemena, a media researcher and writer focused on cultural identity and media framing.
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