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In 2007 Diversity Hub were proud to deliver a Young Roots project on behalf of the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project has now closed. Below are quotes highlighting some of the things participants found out about their families and heritage. If you would like to find out more about the current work of Diversity Hub please use this link. Diversity Hub website

“My Mum and Dad are from Africa and the rest of us are from Leicester….”

“My family comes from Leicester, Wellingborough, Gillrose, Melton Mowbray and Long Clawson….”

“My Great Great Granddad was from Morocco and Spain. He was from a tribe called Morse…”

“My mum's family are from Southern Ireland and County Mayo…”

“My heritage includes English, Irish and Portuguese….”

“My Gran was a machinist, my Granddad was in the air force and met Gran at a tea dance…”

“My dad is Mauritian and my Mum is Chinese and other people in my family are a mixture. We all come from different parts of the world and some places I haven't heard of. All of my family is Christian….”

“Both Grandma and Granddad were practising  Roman Catholics…”

“Our family does not have a religion….”

“My grandma and grandpa lived through the 2nd WW in Singapore. They were put in a concentration camp in the middle of the Malaysian jungle…My mum grew up in Singapore, and moved to England when she was 13.  Her mother was born in Borneo and her father was born in India, his surname is French.  One of grandma’s parents was Dutch and her other parent was part Dutch and part Sri-Lankan….”

“My grandpa was evacuated to England now he still lives in Holland. We call him Opa [grandpa in Dutch]….”

“My farthest cousin lives in Australia… 2 cousins in Israel…most  of my family are Jews but my mum's side is mostly Christian….”

“Our religion is buddhist….”