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New to the Parish: Stories of Love, War and Adventure from Ireland's Immigrants
New to the Parish: Stories of Love, War and Adventure from Ireland's Immigrants
New to the Parish: Stories of Love, War and Adventure from Ireland's Immigrants
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New to the Parish: Stories of Love, War and Adventure from Ireland's Immigrants

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An inspiring chronological timeline of personal stories of migration, New to the Parish: Stories of Love, War and Adventure from Ireland's Immigrants  takes us on a journey across the globe – from Cameroon to Myanmar, Poland to New York, Nigeria to Venezuela, Iraq to Syria – and back home again. These fourteen stories are given context by succinct analysis of how world events over the past decade have played a role in the migration crisis; from the 2004 enlargement of the European Union to the economic recession, the outbreak of the Syrian conflict in 2011 to Angela Merkel's welcome of over a million people into Germany, and from Brexit to the election of Donald Trump as US president. 
 Irish Times journalist Sorcha Pollak, whose own grandfather was a Czech Jewish political refugee who arrived in Ireland in 1948, provides a deeper understanding of what makes a person leave their native land, often in extreme difficulty, in order to start a new life abroad. These are the stories of people who have come to Ireland for work, education, retirement, love and in some cases, out of necessity, forced from their homes by death and destruction. New to the Parish is an important reminder that every migrant is a human being, and that every one of us has a story to tell. 
LanguageEnglish
PublisherNew Island
Release dateApr 6, 2018
ISBN9781848406797
New to the Parish: Stories of Love, War and Adventure from Ireland's Immigrants
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Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak is a journalist with The Irish Times and writes the popular ‘New to the Parish’ series. Her first book, New to the Parish: Stories of Love, War and Adventure from Ireland’s Immigrants, appeared in 2018. She has worked for the Guardian and TIME Magazine, and holds a BA in European Studies from Trinity (2006–10), and an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the LSE.

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