Person A audio interview

00:00 Gives name, where she was born and describes earliest memories from childhood.

00:44 Talks about community spirit, neighbours and having role models from various cultures.

01:40 Describes fond memories from primary school.

02:11 Father’s work in a textile mill, subsequent redundancies and how family had to move. Childhood memories of having outdoor toilets and then building one in the house.

02:59 Describes hostility experienced in Rochdale community and how her father’s friendliness towards their neighbours helped them open up. Positive memories from school. Mixed racial demographic of students and no discrimination.

04:30 Resolution to get an education. Left school and did fashion and textile design and A-level Urdu. Influenced by mother’s community spirit from childhood and obtained university degree in Psychology and Community Studies.

05:57 Self as hybrid of cultures. Discovering Kashmiri heritage later on through family. Encountering racism in the late 70s.

07:36 Segregation in middle school between Kashmiri’s and Punjabi’s/Pakistani’s. Learning more about Kashmiri heritage through father’s stories.

09:18 Grandfather’s time as a British Navy cook, his subsequent move to Bradford and setting up the first halal meat shop. Describes Grandfather’s respected reputation within the community.

10:33 Recalls brother’s stories of travelling to Pakistan through other countries. Describes first trip to Kashmir at nineteen and enjoying the food, culture and atmosphere.

12:33 Describes how heritage is inescapable and conflict over never being fully accepted as British or Pakistani. Discusses identity as Kashmiri and not Pakistani.