Today, on Christmas Day, Migrant Tales wishes the following: A Finland with no racism A Finland where intolerance is shameful A Finland with no hate A Finland that encourages mutual acceptance …mutual respect and equal opportunities for all A Finland that is inclusive A Finland that finds its strength through solidarity, not fear Peace Source:…
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Press Statement: Malicious prank against Migrant Tales
MIGRANT TALES STATEMENT December 16, 2013 The Migrant Tales blog was the victim of a malicious prank over the weekend by a group of users from Hommaforum, an anti-immigration forum notorious in Finland for its promotion of anti-immigration sentiment. A story sent to us anonymously was in fact a bogus story intended to cast doubt…
Aspergers and Ableism Part 1: Introductions
The following is part of a personal statement I originally wrote to apply for the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) last year, before I came to study in Finland and eventually settle in the Nordic countries. I plan to discuss the culture and challenges of the Autism/Asperger’s community, and how I believe the issue of…
Migrant Tales literary: How high must a wall be to contain hope?
Dedicated to the EU and Donald Trump By Leo Honka No wall can contain hope. It’s a fact but go and build your high wall To hide the destruction you’ve reaped: pillaging riches, pillaging hope leaving people and whole nations devastated, without future. Source: Westmonster. Now we’re knocking on your door With a sentence in…
Book review: “The Myth of the Muslim Tide”
One of Migrant Tales’ aims has been to bust urban myths about immigrants and minorities. A book published last week by Alfred Knopf Canada, The Myth of the Muslim Tide, aims to do just that concerning Muslims. Writes Doug Saunders, the author of the book: “In the U.S., anti-Muslim bigotry has reached such alarming levels…
Siirtolaisuusinstituutti: ”Mun stadi” kertoo Helsingistä somalinuorten näkökulmasta
Siirtolaisuusinstituutin syksyn toinen kirjauutuus esittelee siirtolaisnuorison ajatuksia Suomesta ja suomalaisuudesta. Kirjan tekemiseen osallistuneita nuoria yhdistää se, että heidän vanhempansa ovat kotoisin Somaliasta ja että he ovat koko lapsuutensa tai ainakin suuren osan siitä asuneet Suomessa. Kirjassa nuoret tarkastelevat sanoin ja kuvin suhdettaan uuteen kotikaupunkiinsa Helsinkiin. Here is a link to YLE about the book. ”Mun Stadi”…
Racist “coupons” found at the Leppävaara death trial
By Migrant Tales The trial of the death of Adisalam Mohamed Abdulahi, who was killed in February in Leppävaara, began Thursday in Espoo. Migrant Tales has learned that in the afternoon, when the court adjourned for a short break, there were coupons scattered next to the courtroom with racist text. A coupon that was pictured…
Midsummer greetings from Migrant Tales
Migrant Tales wishes all of its readers a magical and wonderful Midsummer. While we celebrate the longest day of the year in Finland, in Bolivia they honor the shortest and the coldest. In many respects, Midsummer is like the legend when Väinämöinen, one of the heroes of the Kalevala, built a copper boat and sailed…
Abagond: What this blog has taught me about white people
Comment: Abagond is a very successful blog that debates issues like racism in the United States. We at Migrant Tales like to ask serious question about such a social ill as well. What about if we asked that same question as Abagond did in the headline? For me personally, Migrant Tales has taught me that…
Kouvolan Sanomat of Finland asks four people if they’d work for a foreign company
You’d think that most Finns know that their country is part of the globalized world…Well, almost everyone knows but there are just a few who haven’t figured it out. Kouvola Sanomat: Do you have anything against being hired by a foreign-owned company? Ville-Matti Ahola: “At the moment I am employed, but if I needed a job I’d…