COLLECTIVE CARE, INTERGENERATIONAL DIVIDES IN THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY
A very honest interview with my mother that I recorded last month.
My mother emigrated to Scotland in 1969 from Pakistan and she worked in a laundrette between the years of 2010-2017.
In this interview we speak about the problems in the Pakistani community and how much of a community actually exists. We also speak about notions of care and collective care as cultural traditions. One of the more interesting points was how the Pakistani community views other minority communities in the UK. Instead of seeing similarities, there seems to be a feeling of difference and disconnect instead of coming together.
What I find so fascinating is the disconnect from an indigenous culture that is so focused around community, family, giving and care in Pakistan and the evolutions of the diaspora in Scotland. Why is there such a divide between the different generations, families and the spaces they inhabit.
Why is there such an un-openess to conversations about the "other" and minorities that have similar experiences to the Pakistani and Muslim community in the UK?
How can there be more integration between 1st and 2nd generation South Asians in the UK today?
Listen to the interview below:
https://soundcloud.com/furmaan-ahmed/community-and-care-interview/s-IRDUfpTdd2E
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