“We are ambassadors of our countries. We don’t want to do anything silly.”

“I never think for a second that I am a heart patient.”

“I was the only Bengali child… I did not have anybody to speak to.”

“No, I don’t think I’ll go back to India… I think my children now belong to England.”

“Actually, it was my dream to come to the UK for a long time.”

“Religion doesn’t make me less British. I’m a British Muslim.”

“Humanity comes first. Religion is personal, but unity is public.”

"I call myself British Asian Kenyan, not Indian… we are not from India."

“Our heritage is a strength; we shouldn't let the system define us.”

“You don’t take money when you die. Help others.”

“Britain has given us so much independence”.

“Even though I’m proud to be British… I will have to go back to my country.”

“When I first came to England I didn’t know snow”

"We need to move beyond celebration and into real inclusion."

“When it snowed I thought oh my goodness the clouds are falling apart”

“God gave me good health. I am still able to walk around. I am grateful to God every day for this.”

“If people want to be there needs to be more focus on community”

“He helped the community raise money to build the community center and the Gurudwara in Cambridge Park.”

“When you have no choice, you have to learn.”

“Eventually, the world changed and we had to change with it.”

“My childhood was very protected but very beautiful, very peaceful.”

“If you don’t do it yourself, no one does it with you, no matter how hard you try.”

“I didn’t know English, so learning was tough.”

“Very soon you recognise that language is power.”

“I have a split identity. I value all the things my parents have taught me”

"I've worked hard in restaurants all my life, and now I see the benefits in my family and the community."

“You can honour your culture and still challenge its limitations.”

"Unity and vision. The vision is to unite everyone to be happy."

“Timekeeping is what I’ve really learned the most - you respect other people’s time.”

“I was mistaken, I thought Swindon was in Wales!”

“When I came to Bournemouth, it took time for people to call me, invite me they would hesitate”

“I used to go clubbing four times a week - I’m 68 and I'm still doing it!”

“I have dual nationality British and Pakistani… I’m proud of that.”

“Initially when I got off the plane my first thought was I hope there was going to be someone to receive me”

“You can integrate in society, but it’s important to know where you come from.”

“I don’t feel British after 20 years. My heart is in India and Goa. I just work here.”

“I was busy with five children, and then the grandchildren came along. So I’ve always had some company.”

“The thing I value most is you really need a good heart. If you’re good, good people will follow you”

“Now we’re treated equally - but it wasn’t always that way.”

"I think I've tried to build bridges wherever they were... people are people."

“My dream was that my brother in England would one day ask me to join him.”

"When I came to this country, I thought I would find peace; it was the opposite."

“She looked at me, took my hands and said, ‘You’ve come back.’”

From 2003 onwards, we were only 2 or 3 families. Slowly we grew to 70, and now we have around 300–350 overseas families in Yeovil."

“My parents arrived with three small children and a dream. That took incredible bravery.”

“I feel like I am now a British Bangladeshi. Like a coconut, you might say.”

“Live your life to the full extent… there’s always ups and downs in life.”

“I came to England when I was 17 years old. It was my duty to manage the house and I had to cook for everyone.”

“We were one of the only Asian kids there, we didn’t face racism people seemed to love us”

"Never give up on yourself because you're unique."