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00:00 Age and upbringing in Heaton Mersey/Edgeley. Lived with mother and older brother. Primary school. Football in the street, bikes, swimming. Still lives in Edgeley.

This hour long broadcast of Robert's story. The programme starts with an explanation of the Crossing the Borders project and a brief overview of the project participants backgrounds. Parts 1 and 2 of Roberts story in English are broadcast as well as parts 1 and 2 of the same story in Cantonese and Hakka. There is also information given about the upcoming launch of the Crossing the Border exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery 1-4pm on 13 July 2019.

Includes a brief overview of lecture topic and brief biography of speaker

Tara Hughes worked as part of the admin team for the Stockport Black History Project. She holds a background in research and after hearing about the project she became eager to get involved. Before embarking on the project, she was a research assistant at the University. She has lived in Stockport for over 40 years and has lived in multiple locations in the area.

Yolam was born in 1954 in [Awaria] which at the time was part of the Gulu district but is now part of the Omoro district, northern Uganda. Yolam left Uganda during the Ugandan civil war where he was hunted by soldiers who purportedly thought he was supporting the rebels in northern Uganda. Exiled from Uganda Yolam came to the UK in Oct 1989. He was initially granted asylum and then after 4 years he was given indefinite leave to remain. While in Uganda Yolam was studying medicine, when he came to the UK he completed a degree in biology. He then worked as a carer in hospital until an accident forced him to leave work. He lost his wife in the UK and became sole parent to his two children. Yolam also developed and was a member of the New Cultural Group in the UK. Yolam has a lot of family still in Uganda and at the time of the interview was intending to return to Uganda.