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New Books in Chinese StudiesCross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and TaiwanTransnational marriage migration is among the many features of cross-border mobility that characterise the globalised world. This is also the case in the Taiwan Strait, where the complicated political situation between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland adds a unique dimension to the phenomenon. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Lara Momesso, whose new book Cross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and Taiwan (Manchester, 2025) builds on fifteen years of research and fieldwork to examine the complexities and political entanglements of family formation across the Taiwan Strait.
Dr. Lara Momesso is an Honorary Research Fellow at...
2026-01-2333 min
New Books in East Asian StudiesCross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and TaiwanTransnational marriage migration is among the many features of cross-border mobility that characterise the globalised world. This is also the case in the Taiwan Strait, where the complicated political situation between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland adds a unique dimension to the phenomenon. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Lara Momesso, whose new book Cross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and Taiwan (Manchester, 2025) builds on fifteen years of research and fieldwork to examine the complexities and political entanglements of family formation across the Taiwan Strait.
Dr. Lara Momesso is an Honorary Research Fellow at...
2026-01-2333 min
New Books NetworkCross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and TaiwanTransnational marriage migration is among the many features of cross-border mobility that characterise the globalised world. This is also the case in the Taiwan Strait, where the complicated political situation between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland adds a unique dimension to the phenomenon. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Lara Momesso, whose new book Cross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and Taiwan (Manchester, 2025) builds on fifteen years of research and fieldwork to examine the complexities and political entanglements of family formation across the Taiwan Strait.
Dr. Lara Momesso is an Honorary Research Fellow at...
2026-01-2333 min
New Books in GenderCross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and TaiwanTransnational marriage migration is among the many features of cross-border mobility that characterise the globalised world. This is also the case in the Taiwan Strait, where the complicated political situation between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland adds a unique dimension to the phenomenon. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Lara Momesso, whose new book Cross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and Taiwan (Manchester, 2025) builds on fifteen years of research and fieldwork to examine the complexities and political entanglements of family formation across the Taiwan Strait.
Dr. Lara Momesso is an Honorary Research Fellow at...
2026-01-2333 min
The Nordic Asia PodcastCross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and TaiwanTransnational marriage migration is among the many features of cross-border mobility that characterise the globalised world. This is also the case in the Taiwan Strait, where the complicated political situation between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland adds a unique dimension to the phenomenon. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Lara Momesso, whose new book Cross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and Taiwan (Manchester, 2025) builds on fifteen years of research and fieldwork to examine the complexities and political entanglements of family formation across the Taiwan Strait.
Dr. Lara Momesso is an Honorary Research Fellow at...
2026-01-2333 min
New Books in Taiwan StudiesCross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and TaiwanTransnational marriage migration is among the many features of cross-border mobility that characterise the globalised world. This is also the case in the Taiwan Strait, where the complicated political situation between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland adds a unique dimension to the phenomenon. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Lara Momesso, whose new book Cross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and Taiwan (Manchester, 2025) builds on fifteen years of research and fieldwork to examine the complexities and political entanglements of family formation across the Taiwan Strait.
Dr. Lara Momesso is an Honorary Research Fellow at...
2026-01-2333 min
New Books in Human RightsBook Chat: The Life Story of Father Nguyễn, a Vietnamese Refugee Who Migrated to Taiwan, with Lin Shu-fenIn this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, introduces a book she co-edited with Dr Polina Ivanova (University of Bremen) titled Refugees and Asylum Seekers in East Asia: Perspective from Japan and Taiwan (Palgrave MacMillan, 2024), and she interviews one of the authors of the book, Dr Shu-fen Lin, at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. In this chat, Shu-fen Lin explores the life story of a Vietnamese refugee, Father Nguyễn Văn Hùng, who escaped Vietnam via boat in the late 1970s and arrived in Japan, and then went to Australia and, eventually, Taiwan. The story of Father Nguyễn...
2025-01-2634 minNew Books in Taiwan StudiesBook Chat: The Life Story of Father Nguyễn, a Vietnamese Refugee Who Migrated to Taiwan, with Lin Shu-fenIn this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, introduces a book she co-edited with Dr Polina Ivanova (University of Bremen) titled Refugees and Asylum Seekers in East Asia: Perspective from Japan and Taiwan (Palgrave MacMillan, 2024), and she interviews one of the authors of the book, Dr Shu-fen Lin, at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. In this chat, Shu-fen Lin explores the life story of a Vietnamese refugee, Father Nguyễn Văn Hùng, who escaped Vietnam via boat in the late 1970s and arrived in Japan, and then went to Australia and, eventually, Taiwan. The story of Father Nguyễn...
2025-01-2634 minNew Books in Chinese StudiesBook Chat: The Life Story of Father Nguyễn, a Vietnamese Refugee Who Migrated to Taiwan, with Lin Shu-fenIn this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, introduces a book she co-edited with Dr Polina Ivanova (University of Bremen) titled Refugees and Asylum Seekers in East Asia: Perspective from Japan and Taiwan (Palgrave MacMillan, 2024), and she interviews one of the authors of the book, Dr Shu-fen Lin, at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. In this chat, Shu-fen Lin explores the life story of a Vietnamese refugee, Father Nguyễn Văn Hùng, who escaped Vietnam via boat in the late 1970s and arrived in Japan, and then went to Australia and, eventually, Taiwan. The story of Father Nguyễn...
2025-01-2634 min
New Books in Japanese StudiesBook Chat: The Life Story of Father Nguyễn, a Vietnamese Refugee Who Migrated to Taiwan, with Lin Shu-fenIn this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, introduces a book she co-edited with Dr Polina Ivanova (University of Bremen) titled Refugees and Asylum Seekers in East Asia: Perspective from Japan and Taiwan (Palgrave MacMillan, 2024), and she interviews one of the authors of the book, Dr Shu-fen Lin, at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. In this chat, Shu-fen Lin explores the life story of a Vietnamese refugee, Father Nguyễn Văn Hùng, who escaped Vietnam via boat in the late 1970s and arrived in Japan, and then went to Australia and, eventually, Taiwan. The story of Father Nguyễn...
2025-01-2634 min
New Books in Southeast Asian StudiesBook Chat: The Life Story of Father Nguyễn, a Vietnamese Refugee Who Migrated to Taiwan, with Lin Shu-fenIn this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, introduces a book she co-edited with Dr Polina Ivanova (University of Bremen) titled Refugees and Asylum Seekers in East Asia: Perspective from Japan and Taiwan (Palgrave MacMillan, 2024), and she interviews one of the authors of the book, Dr Shu-fen Lin, at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. In this chat, Shu-fen Lin explores the life story of a Vietnamese refugee, Father Nguyễn Văn Hùng, who escaped Vietnam via boat in the late 1970s and arrived in Japan, and then went to Australia and, eventually, Taiwan. The story of Father Nguyễn...
2025-01-2634 minNew Books in Chinese StudiesProfessional Chat – Working with the most marginalised people in Taiwan, AIDS/HIV and undocumented migrants, with Yi-Fan FengIn this episode, our host Lara Momesso interviews Yi-Fan Feng (馮一凡), the Deputy Chief Executive at Harmony Home Taiwan, to discuss the work that Harmony Home has done with some of the most marginalised people in Taiwan: people living with HIV/AIDS and undocumented residents and their children. In this chat, Lara and Yi-Fan explore how more than 40 years of activities by Harmony Home have contributed not only to help people living with HIV/AIDS and undocumented residents but also to change the way the Taiwanese government and society approached these groups.If you want to know more about...
2025-01-1038 minNew Books in East Asian StudiesProfessional Chat – Working with the most marginalised people in Taiwan, AIDS/HIV and undocumented migrants, with Yi-Fan FengIn this episode, our host Lara Momesso interviews Yi-Fan Feng (馮一凡), the Deputy Chief Executive at Harmony Home Taiwan, to discuss the work that Harmony Home has done with some of the most marginalised people in Taiwan: people living with HIV/AIDS and undocumented residents and their children. In this chat, Lara and Yi-Fan explore how more than 40 years of activities by Harmony Home have contributed not only to help people living with HIV/AIDS and undocumented residents but also to change the way the Taiwanese government and society approached these groups.If you want to know more about...
2025-01-1040 minNew Books in Taiwan StudiesProfessional Chat – Working with the most marginalised people in Taiwan, AIDS/HIV and undocumented migrants, with Yi-Fan FengIn this episode, our host Lara Momesso interviews Yi-Fan Feng (馮一凡), the Deputy Chief Executive at Harmony Home Taiwan, to discuss the work that Harmony Home has done with some of the most marginalised people in Taiwan: people living with HIV/AIDS and undocumented residents and their children. In this chat, Lara and Yi-Fan explore how more than 40 years of activities by Harmony Home have contributed not only to help people living with HIV/AIDS and undocumented residents but also to change the way the Taiwanese government and society approached these groups.If you want to know more about...
2025-01-1038 minNew Books in Taiwan StudiesAcademic Chat – From Academic Work to Social Impact: A Scholar’s Commitment to Raise Awareness on Migrant Experiences in TaiwanIn this episode, our host Lara Momesso interviews Dr Isabelle Cockel, an academic based in the UK, to discuss the wider impact of her academic work. Isabelle’s extensive research on marriage and labour migrants in Taiwan has evolved into efforts to raise awareness of migrant issues beyond the academic sphere both in Asia and Europe. She has written blogs featuring migrant voices, translated and promoted films about migrants, and, whenever possible, she has worked to assist migrants in Taiwan.For those who are interested to know more about Isabelle’s work, here you can find some link...
2024-12-2051 minNew Books in Chinese StudiesAcademic Chat – From Academic Work to Social Impact: A Scholar’s Commitment to Raise Awareness on Migrant Experiences in TaiwanIn this episode, our host Lara Momesso interviews Dr Isabelle Cockel, an academic based in the UK, to discuss the wider impact of her academic work. Isabelle’s extensive research on marriage and labour migrants in Taiwan has evolved into efforts to raise awareness of migrant issues beyond the academic sphere both in Asia and Europe. She has written blogs featuring migrant voices, translated and promoted films about migrants, and, whenever possible, she has worked to assist migrants in Taiwan.For those who are interested to know more about Isabelle’s work, here you can find some link...
2024-12-2051 minNew Books in East Asian StudiesAcademic Chat – From Academic Work to Social Impact: A Scholar’s Commitment to Raise Awareness on Migrant Experiences in TaiwanIn this episode, our host Lara Momesso interviews Dr Isabelle Cockel, an academic based in the UK, to discuss the wider impact of her academic work. Isabelle’s extensive research on marriage and labour migrants in Taiwan has evolved into efforts to raise awareness of migrant issues beyond the academic sphere both in Asia and Europe. She has written blogs featuring migrant voices, translated and promoted films about migrants, and, whenever possible, she has worked to assist migrants in Taiwan.For those who are interested to know more about Isabelle’s work, here you can find some link...
2024-12-2053 min
Voices of LancashireIrene: The journey of an Egyptian-British professional who has been an expat for most of her lifeIn this episode, Irene, an Egyptian-British professional who has lived in many countries around the world explores the “mosaic of cultures” she is. Irene is of Egyptian origin but was born in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), where she lived the first fifteen years of her life. After that, she spent the rest of her life between Egypt, the UAE, the UK, and Albania for work, family, and study. She lived in Preston between 2016 and 2023 where she worked as an Executive Coach and Talent Consultant for individuals and organisations as well as an MBA Student Coach at UCLAN University. This episode is a...
2024-04-2445 min
Voices of LancashireIrene: The journey of an Egyptian-British professional who has been an expat for most of her lifeIn this episode, Irene, an Egyptian-British professional who has lived in many countries around the world explores the “mosaic of cultures” she is. Irene is of Egyptian origin but was born in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), where she lived the first fifteen years of her life. After that, she spent the rest of her life between Egypt, the UAE, the UK, and Albania for work, family, and study. She lived in Preston between 2016 and 2023 where she worked as an Executive Coach and Talent Consultant for individuals and organisations as well as an MBA Student Coach at UCLAN University. This episode is a...
2024-04-2445 minVoices of LancashireMarjan: The journey of a Dutch woman, a sculptor and an active citizen who has been in England for more than forty yearsIn this episode, Marjan, a Dutch sculptor who has been in the UK for more than four decades, explores Lancashire landscape and society through the eyes of an artist and active citizen. Arrived in Liverpool for the first time in 1978, for a summer voluntary work opportunity, she returned in 1979 for what she thought was going to be a gap year. However, she remained in the UK and eventually set her roots in Darwen. An established artist in the local, national and international scene, her attachment to Lancashire can be appreciated through her art, often inspired by the local landscape a...
2024-04-1043 minVoices of LancashireMarjan: The journey of a Dutch woman, a sculptor and an active citizen who has been in England for more than forty yearsIn this episode, Marjan, a Dutch sculptor who has been in the UK for more than four decades, explores Lancashire landscape and society through the eyes of an artist and active citizen. Arrived in Liverpool for the first time in 1978, for a summer voluntary work opportunity, she returned in 1979 for what she thought was going to be a gap year. However, she remained in the UK and eventually set her roots in Darwen. An established artist in the local, national and international scene, her attachment to Lancashire can be appreciated through her art, often inspired by the local landscape a...
2024-04-1043 minVoices of LancashireGosha: the journey of a Polish artist who became a Pol-Lancs lassIn this episode, Gosha, a Polish artist who arrived in Lancashire twenty years ago, recollects her story of adaptation to and integration with the local society. In her early twenties, Gosha left Poland hitchhiking, with the goal to go to Portugal for a holiday. She never arrived in Portugal: in Spain she met a British man who then became her partner and father of her son. After a few years in Spain, they moved to Clitheroe, a place that soon became Gosha’s new home. A gifted artist, Gosha feels she has a responsibility towards the world, namely to fi...
2024-03-2744 minVoices of LancashireGosha: the journey of a Polish artist who became a Pol-Lancs lassIn this episode, Gosha, a Polish artist who arrived in Lancashire twenty years ago, recollects her story of adaptation to and integration with the local society. In her early twenties, Gosha left Poland hitchhiking, with the goal to go to Portugal for a holiday. She never arrived in Portugal: in Spain she met a British man who then became her partner and father of her son. After a few years in Spain, they moved to Clitheroe, a place that soon became Gosha’s new home. A gifted artist, Gosha feels she has a responsibility towards the world, namely to fi...
2024-03-2744 minVoices of LancashireIhor: the journey of a young Ukrainian who left his country at war and arrived in the UK with a sponsor visaIn this episode, Ihor, a young migrant from Kozyatyn (Ukraine) who arrived in the UK in 2022, explores the challenges and the opportunities his decision to leave his country at war entailed. Entered in the UK with a sponsor visa, now Ihor lives in Chorley where he quickly got used to life in the little market town, also thanks to the precious support of his British sponsors. Busy between study, sport, and work, Ihor has been working hard to set the basis for a better future. He dreams, one day, to be able to go back to Ukraine and be...
2024-03-1338 minVoices of LancashireIhor: the journey of a young Ukrainian who left his country at war and arrived in the UK with a sponsor visaIn this episode, Ihor, a young migrant from Kozyatyn (Ukraine) who arrived in the UK in 2022, explores the challenges and the opportunities his decision to leave his country at war entailed. Entered in the UK with a sponsor visa, now Ihor lives in Chorley where he quickly got used to life in the little market town, also thanks to the precious support of his British sponsors. Busy between study, sport, and work, Ihor has been working hard to set the basis for a better future. He dreams, one day, to be able to go back to Ukraine and be...
2024-03-1338 minVoices of LancashireBahar: The journey of a Turkish young woman, a traveller, an entrepreneur and a history loverIn this episode, Bahar, a Turkish young woman who arrived in the UK in 2017, explores the meaning and challenges of a travelling lifestyle. Having spent most of her life in Adana, Southern Turkey, Bahar decided to quit her job and discover the world. Her curiosity and entrepreneurship brought her in various places around Europe and, eventually, in Chorley, where she works as a chef in an Italian restaurant. Interview content: [00:02]: Adana, a city with a 3000-year-old 0name [4:00]: Living and dreaming in Adana
2024-02-2846 minVoices of LancashireBahar: The journey of a Turkish young woman, a traveller, an entrepreneur and a history loverIn this episode, Bahar, a Turkish young woman who arrived in the UK in 2017, explores the meaning and challenges of a travelling lifestyle. Having spent most of her life in Adana, Southern Turkey, Bahar decided to quit her job and discover the world. Her curiosity and entrepreneurship brought her in various places around Europe and, eventually, in Chorley, where she works as a chef in an Italian restaurant. Interview content: [00:02]: Adana, a city with a 3000-year-old 0name [4:00]: Living and dreaming in Adana
2024-02-2846 minVoices of LancashireLhen: The journey of a Filipino woman from a breadwinner to mother and entrepreneur In this episode, Lhen, a Filipino woman who arrived in Buckshaw Village in 2021, shares her story as the main breadwinner of a big family with 12 siblings. Lhen moved from a small town in Mindoro to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, where she worked in the fashion industry and, eventually, met the man she fell in love with and married. After many years in Dubai, the couple decided to relocate to the UK where they developed their own kitchen design business, Eden Kitchen Design. New to this part of the world and without any friends, Lhen used social media...
2024-02-1434 minVoices of LancashireLhen: The journey of a Filipino woman from a breadwinner to mother and entrepreneur In this episode, Lhen, a Filipino woman who arrived in Buckshaw Village in 2021, shares her story as the main breadwinner of a big family with 12 siblings. Lhen moved from a small town in Mindoro to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, where she worked in the fashion industry and, eventually, met the man she fell in love with and married. After many years in Dubai, the couple decided to relocate to the UK where they developed their own kitchen design business, Eden Kitchen Design. New to this part of the world and without any friends, Lhen used social media...
2024-02-1434 minVoices of LancashireTerry: the journey of an introverted Hong Kong professional whose dream was to become an arboriculturistIn this episode, Terry, a young woman from Hong Kong who arrived in Preston five years ago, explores how she got used to the slow-paced life in Lancashire after a life lived in big cities such as Hong Kong and Toronto. Curious and open towards other cultures and languages, Terry learns patterns of good behaviour and useful expressions by observing the locals. With a dream to become a tree management consultant, she is now studying Arboriculture at the Myerscough College. [00:03]: The decision to come to the UK to study arboriculture
2024-01-3131 minVoices of LancashireTerry: the journey of an introverted Hong Kong professional whose dream was to become an arboriculturistIn this episode, Terry, a young woman from Hong Kong who arrived in Preston five years ago, explores how she got used to the slow-paced life in Lancashire after a life lived in big cities such as Hong Kong and Toronto. Curious and open towards other cultures and languages, Terry learns patterns of good behaviour and useful expressions by observing the locals. With a dream to become a tree management consultant, she is now studying Arboriculture at the Myerscough College. [00:03]: The decision to come to the UK to study arboriculture
2024-01-3131 minVoices of LancashireEnisa: the journey of an Albanian photographer who discovered new selves in the quietness of Lancashire lifeIn this episode, Enisa, a woman from Tirana (Albania) who arrived in Skelmersdale through a family reunion in 2020, talks about the importance of personal interests and hobbies in helping with the integration process when we move to a new place. A portrait photographer in Tirana, Enisa learnt about and connected with the local society through her camera. If you want to see her work, check her Instagram page. In this chat we discuss about:[00:02]: Skelmersdale in the eyes of an immigrant [00:04]: First time emigrant: volunteering to learn...
2024-01-1736 minVoices of LancashireEnisa: the journey of an Albanian photographer who discovered new selves in the quietness of Lancashire lifeIn this episode, Enisa, a woman from Tirana (Albania) who arrived in Skelmersdale through a family reunion in 2020, talks about the importance of personal interests and hobbies in helping with the integration process when we move to a new place. A portrait photographer in Tirana, Enisa learnt about and connected with the local society through her camera. If you want to see her work, check her Instagram page. In this chat we discuss about:[00:02]: Skelmersdale in the eyes of an immigrant [00:04]: First time emigrant: volunteering to learn...
2024-01-1736 minVoices of LancashireGraciela: The journey of an Argentinian woman who reinvented herself many timesIn this episode, Graciela, a woman from Buenos Aires (Argentina) who arrived in Britain in 1993, talks about her experience in the UK as a sales assistant at the airport, a seed grower in her Adlington garden, a mother of three children, and, more generally, a passionate woman who follows her heart. After 30 years in the UK, in 2023 Graciela decided to move to Cehegin, in Spain, where she has created her own B&B called Finca Grace. In this chat we discuss about: [00:04]: The decision to come to the...
2024-01-0338 minVoices of LancashireGraciela: The journey of an Argentinian woman who reinvented herself many timesIn this episode, Graciela, a woman from Buenos Aires (Argentina) who arrived in Britain in 1993, talks about her experience in the UK as a sales assistant at the airport, a seed grower in her Adlington garden, a mother of three children, and, more generally, a passionate woman who follows her heart. After 30 years in the UK, in 2023 Graciela decided to move to Cehegin, in Spain, where she has created her own B&B called Finca Grace. In this chat we discuss about: [00:04]: The decision to come to the...
2024-01-0338 minVoices of LancashireSojin: the journey of a South Korean student who eventually became a successful academicIn this episode, Sojin, an immigrant from South Korea who arrived in the UK as a student many years ago and eventually established herself as a thriving academic, talks about her life in the UK as she tried to reach a degree of life/work balance, managed a few racist episodes, and learned to be a good citizen in this country. Arrived in Preston 7 years ago, she then move to Lytham where she currently lives. In this chat we discuss about: [00:04] The incident that led Sojin to move out of Preston
2023-12-2040 minVoices of LancashireSojin: the journey of a South Korean student who eventually became a successful academicIn this episode, Sojin, an immigrant from South Korea who arrived in the UK as a student many years ago and eventually established herself as a thriving academic, talks about her life in the UK as she tried to reach a degree of life/work balance, managed a few racist episodes, and learned to be a good citizen in this country. Arrived in Preston 7 years ago, she then move to Lytham where she currently lives. In this chat we discuss about: [00:04] The incident that led Sojin to move out of Preston
2023-12-2040 minVoices of LancashireLana: the journey of a Palestinian refugee who became a British citizen In this episode, Lana, an immigrant of Palestinian origin born in the United Arab Emirates, who entered the UK as a refugee, talks about the challenges of staying behind while her husband was making a dangerous journey to Europe and the difficulties in getting adapted to a new life in the UK. Now British citizen, she has been living in Lancaster for eight years. In this chat we discuss about: [00:03] Feelings towards Lancaster [00:06] The dangerous journey from UAE to...
2023-12-0633 minVoices of LancashireLana: the journey of a Palestinian refugee who became a British citizen In this episode, Lana, an immigrant of Palestinian origin born in the United Arab Emirates, who entered the UK as a refugee, talks about the challenges of staying behind while her husband was making a dangerous journey to Europe and the difficulties in getting adapted to a new life in the UK. Now British citizen, she has been living in Lancaster for eight years. In this chat we discuss about: [00:03] Feelings towards Lancaster [00:06] The dangerous journey from UAE to...
2023-12-0633 minVoices of LancashireAlessandro: the journey of an Italian nurse who was looking for a good life-work balance and found it in the UK In this episode, Alessandro, an immigrant from a small town in the Italian Alps, talks about the long journey that brought him to Thornton Cleveleys eight years ago. Now working as a nurse in various Lancashire hospitals, Alessandro seems to have found a good balance between work and family life here, despite the challenges of his profession.In this chat we discuss about: [00:04] Stereotypes about each other [00:06] The decision to become a nurse [00:11] Relationship with the family back home [00:13] The main reason for being h...
2023-11-2229 minVoices of LancashireAlessandro: the journey of an Italian nurse who was looking for a good life-work balance and found it in the UK In this episode, Alessandro, an immigrant from a small town in the Italian Alps, talks about the long journey that brought him to Thornton Cleveleys eight years ago. Now working as a nurse in various Lancashire hospitals, Alessandro seems to have found a good balance between work and family life here, despite the challenges of his profession.In this chat we discuss about: [00:04] Stereotypes about each other [00:06] The decision to become a nurse [00:11] Relationship with the family back home [00:13] The main reason for being h...
2023-11-2229 minVoices of LancashireVoices Of Lancashire TrailerIn this podcast series, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews immigrants residing in Lancashire, a county in northwest England, and explores with them their migration stories, integration experiences, aspirations, and contributions to their adopted home. With a goal to promote intercultural exchange and challenge stereotypes about immigrants in the UK, this podcast offers insights into the diverse experiences of those who have made Lancashire their permanent or temporary home. Whether you're an immigrant seeking relatable experiences or a local curious about your new neighbours, this podcast provides a platform to explore these unique perspectives.
2023-10-1701 minVoices of LancashireVoices Of Lancashire TrailerIn this podcast series, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews immigrants residing in Lancashire, a county in northwest England, and explores with them their migration stories, integration experiences, aspirations, and contributions to their adopted home. With a goal to promote intercultural exchange and challenge stereotypes about immigrants in the UK, this podcast offers insights into the diverse experiences of those who have made Lancashire their permanent or temporary home. Whether you're an immigrant seeking relatable experiences or a local curious about your new neighbours, this podcast provides a platform to explore these unique perspectives.
2023-10-1701 min
Taiwan On-Air 空中直播台灣Book Chat: "The Suspended Island: Taiwan and the Balance of the World" (LUISS UP, 2022)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Stefano Pelaggi, Adjunct Professor at Sapienza University in Rome. The two discuss Dr Pelaggi’s most recent book, L’Isola Sospesa. Taiwan e Gli Equilibri del Mondo (The Suspended Island: Taiwan and the Balance of the World) published by LUISS University Press in 2022. In this engaging chat, Dr Pelaggi shares with the audience how he decided to write a book on Taiwan in Italian language, how we selected the main themes of the chapters, and his views on the future of Taiwan. This podcast is for anyone interested in publications on Tai...
2023-06-0233 minNew Books in Chinese StudiesBook Chat: "The Suspended Island: Taiwan and the Balance of the World" (LUISS UP, 2022)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Stefano Pelaggi, Adjunct Professor at Sapienza University in Rome. The two discuss Dr Pelaggi’s most recent book, L’Isola Sospesa. Taiwan e Gli Equilibri del Mondo (The Suspended Island: Taiwan and the Balance of the World) published by LUISS University Press in 2022. In this engaging chat, Dr Pelaggi shares with the audience how he decided to write a book on Taiwan in Italian language, how we selected the main themes of the chapters, and his views on the future of Taiwan. This podcast is for anyone interested in publications on Tai...
2023-06-0233 minNew Books in East Asian StudiesBook Chat: "The Suspended Island: Taiwan and the Balance of the World" (LUISS UP, 2022)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Stefano Pelaggi, Adjunct Professor at Sapienza University in Rome. The two discuss Dr Pelaggi’s most recent book, L’Isola Sospesa. Taiwan e Gli Equilibri del Mondo (The Suspended Island: Taiwan and the Balance of the World) published by LUISS University Press in 2022. In this engaging chat, Dr Pelaggi shares with the audience how he decided to write a book on Taiwan in Italian language, how we selected the main themes of the chapters, and his views on the future of Taiwan. This podcast is for anyone interested in publications on Tai...
2023-06-0233 minNew Books in Taiwan StudiesBook Chat: "The Suspended Island: Taiwan and the Balance of the World" (LUISS UP, 2022)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Stefano Pelaggi, Adjunct Professor at Sapienza University in Rome. The two discuss Dr Pelaggi’s most recent book, L’Isola Sospesa. Taiwan e Gli Equilibri del Mondo (The Suspended Island: Taiwan and the Balance of the World) published by LUISS University Press in 2022. In this engaging chat, Dr Pelaggi shares with the audience how he decided to write a book on Taiwan in Italian language, how we selected the main themes of the chapters, and his views on the future of Taiwan. This podcast is for anyone interested in publications on Tai...
2023-06-0233 min
New Books in East Asian StudiesBook Chat: "Taiwan’s Green Parties. Alternative Politics in Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Prof Dafydd Fell, Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. The two discuss Prof Fell’s most recent book, “Taiwan’s Green Parties. Alternative Politics in Taiwan” published by Routledge in 2021. In this engaging chat, Prof Fell shares with the audience how he decided to write a book on green parties in Taiwan, the relevance that alternative and small parties may have on the overall evolution of the political debate in Taiwan, and the results of the recent local elections in Taiwan...
2023-03-1529 min
New Books in Chinese StudiesBook Chat: "Taiwan’s Green Parties. Alternative Politics in Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Prof Dafydd Fell, Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. The two discuss Prof Fell’s most recent book, “Taiwan’s Green Parties. Alternative Politics in Taiwan” published by Routledge in 2021. In this engaging chat, Prof Fell shares with the audience how he decided to write a book on green parties in Taiwan, the relevance that alternative and small parties may have on the overall evolution of the political debate in Taiwan, and the results of the recent local elections in Taiwan...
2023-03-1529 min
Taiwan On-Air 空中直播台灣Book Chat: "Taiwan’s Green Parties. Alternative Politics in Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Prof Dafydd Fell, Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. The two discuss Prof Fell’s most recent book, “Taiwan’s Green Parties. Alternative Politics in Taiwan” published by Routledge in 2021. In this engaging chat, Prof Fell shares with the audience how he decided to write a book on green parties in Taiwan, the relevance that alternative and small parties may have on the overall evolution of the political debate in Taiwan, and the results of the recent local elections in Taiwan...
2023-03-1529 min
New Books in Taiwan StudiesBook Chat: "Taiwan’s Green Parties. Alternative Politics in Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Prof Dafydd Fell, Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. The two discuss Prof Fell’s most recent book, “Taiwan’s Green Parties. Alternative Politics in Taiwan” published by Routledge in 2021. In this engaging chat, Prof Fell shares with the audience how he decided to write a book on green parties in Taiwan, the relevance that alternative and small parties may have on the overall evolution of the political debate in Taiwan, and the results of the recent local elections in Taiwan...
2023-03-1529 min
Taiwan On-Air 空中直播台灣Film Chat: Vietnamese Refugee Camps in PenghuIn this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews the Taiwanese movie director Asio Liu on his most recent movie project on the Vietnamese refugee camps in Penghu. Many of us are familiar with the inexorable flow of Vietnamese boat people right after the end of the war in Vietnam. Though, very few know that some of the Vietnamese boat people landed in Penghu, in the Taiwan Strait, just off the west coast of Taiwan and they ended up living there until they were resettled. The Penghu refugee camps were destroyed at the beginning of the 2000s. By revealing the...
2023-03-1429 min
New Books in Taiwan StudiesFilm Chat: Vietnamese Refugee Camps in PenghuIn this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews the Taiwanese movie director Asio Liu on his most recent movie project on the Vietnamese refugee camps in Penghu. Many of us are familiar with the inexorable flow of Vietnamese boat people right after the end of the war in Vietnam. Though, very few know that some of the Vietnamese boat people landed in Penghu, in the Taiwan Strait, just off the west coast of Taiwan and they ended up living there until they were resettled. The Penghu refugee camps were destroyed at the beginning of the 2000s. By revealing the...
2023-03-1429 min
New Books in Chinese StudiesFilm Chat: Vietnamese Refugee Camps in PenghuIn this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews the Taiwanese movie director Asio Liu on his most recent movie project on the Vietnamese refugee camps in Penghu. Many of us are familiar with the inexorable flow of Vietnamese boat people right after the end of the war in Vietnam. Though, very few know that some of the Vietnamese boat people landed in Penghu, in the Taiwan Strait, just off the west coast of Taiwan and they ended up living there until they were resettled. The Penghu refugee camps were destroyed at the beginning of the 2000s. By revealing the...
2023-03-1429 min
New Books in FilmFilm Chat: Vietnamese Refugee Camps in PenghuIn this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews the Taiwanese movie director Asio Liu on his most recent movie project on the Vietnamese refugee camps in Penghu. Many of us are familiar with the inexorable flow of Vietnamese boat people right after the end of the war in Vietnam. Though, very few know that some of the Vietnamese boat people landed in Penghu, in the Taiwan Strait, just off the west coast of Taiwan and they ended up living there until they were resettled. The Penghu refugee camps were destroyed at the beginning of the 2000s. By revealing the...
2023-03-1429 min
New Books in East Asian StudiesFilm Chat: Vietnamese Refugee Camps in PenghuIn this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews the Taiwanese movie director Asio Liu on his most recent movie project on the Vietnamese refugee camps in Penghu. Many of us are familiar with the inexorable flow of Vietnamese boat people right after the end of the war in Vietnam. Though, very few know that some of the Vietnamese boat people landed in Penghu, in the Taiwan Strait, just off the west coast of Taiwan and they ended up living there until they were resettled. The Penghu refugee camps were destroyed at the beginning of the 2000s. By revealing the...
2023-03-1429 min
New Books in Southeast Asian StudiesFilm Chat: Vietnamese Refugee Camps in PenghuIn this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews the Taiwanese movie director Asio Liu on his most recent movie project on the Vietnamese refugee camps in Penghu. Many of us are familiar with the inexorable flow of Vietnamese boat people right after the end of the war in Vietnam. Though, very few know that some of the Vietnamese boat people landed in Penghu, in the Taiwan Strait, just off the west coast of Taiwan and they ended up living there until they were resettled. The Penghu refugee camps were destroyed at the beginning of the 2000s. By revealing the...
2023-03-1429 min
New Books in Chinese StudiesBook Chat: "Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Beatrice Zani, author of the book Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan. Mobilities, Digital Economies and Emotions, published by Routledge in 2021. The two scholars chat about novel ethnographic methods, such as itinerant ethnography and digital ethnography, solidarity between migrant women, the role of emotions in research. This episode can’t be missed by those interested in understanding globalisation from the perspective of contemporary Chinese migrant women, e-entrepreneurship and petit-capitalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by be...
2023-03-0746 min
New Books in GenderBook Chat: "Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Beatrice Zani, author of the book Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan. Mobilities, Digital Economies and Emotions, published by Routledge in 2021. The two scholars chat about novel ethnographic methods, such as itinerant ethnography and digital ethnography, solidarity between migrant women, the role of emotions in research. This episode can’t be missed by those interested in understanding globalisation from the perspective of contemporary Chinese migrant women, e-entrepreneurship and petit-capitalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by be...
2023-03-0746 min
New Books in AnthropologyBook Chat: "Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Beatrice Zani, author of the book Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan. Mobilities, Digital Economies and Emotions, published by Routledge in 2021. The two scholars chat about novel ethnographic methods, such as itinerant ethnography and digital ethnography, solidarity between migrant women, the role of emotions in research. This episode can’t be missed by those interested in understanding globalisation from the perspective of contemporary Chinese migrant women, e-entrepreneurship and petit-capitalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by be...
2023-03-0746 min
New Books in East Asian StudiesBook Chat: "Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Beatrice Zani, author of the book Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan. Mobilities, Digital Economies and Emotions, published by Routledge in 2021. The two scholars chat about novel ethnographic methods, such as itinerant ethnography and digital ethnography, solidarity between migrant women, the role of emotions in research. This episode can’t be missed by those interested in understanding globalisation from the perspective of contemporary Chinese migrant women, e-entrepreneurship and petit-capitalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by be...
2023-03-0746 min
Taiwan On-Air 空中直播台灣Book Chat: "Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Beatrice Zani, author of the book Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan. Mobilities, Digital Economies and Emotions, published by Routledge in 2021. The two scholars chat about novel ethnographic methods, such as itinerant ethnography and digital ethnography, solidarity between migrant women, the role of emotions in research. This episode can’t be missed by those interested in understanding globalisation from the perspective of contemporary Chinese migrant women, e-entrepreneurship and petit-capitalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-03-0746 min
New Books in East Asian StudiesBook Chat : "The Great Exodus from China: Trauma, Memory and Identity in Modern Taiwan" (Cambridge UP, 2020)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Dominic Meng-hsuan Yang, author of the book The Great Exodus from China: Trauma, Memory, and Identity in Modern Taiwan published by Cambridge University Press in 2020. The two scholars chat about important turning points in the production of the book, the author’s positions. Most importantly, how the author proposes solutions to decolonise trauma and find reconciliation in Taiwan. This episode can’t be missed by those interested in historiography, diaspora studies, trauma theory and Cold War period in relation to Taiwan. Learn more about your ad choi...
2023-03-0653 min
New Books in Chinese StudiesBook Chat: "The Great Exodus from China: Trauma, Memory and Identity in Modern Taiwan" (Cambridge UP, 2020)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Dominic Meng-hsuan Yang, author of the book The Great Exodus from China: Trauma, Memory, and Identity in Modern Taiwan published by Cambridge University Press in 2020. The two scholars chat about important turning points in the production of the book, the author’s positions. Most importantly, how the author proposes solutions to decolonise trauma and find reconciliation in Taiwan. This episode can’t be missed by those interested in historiography, diaspora studies, trauma theory and Cold War period in relation to Taiwan. Learn more about your ad choi...
2023-03-0653 min
Taiwan On-Air 空中直播台灣Book Chat : "The Great Exodus from China: Trauma, Memory and Identity in Modern Taiwan" (Cambridge UP, 2020)In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Dominic Meng-hsuan Yang, author of the book The Great Exodus from China: Trauma, Memory, and Identity in Modern Taiwan published by Cambridge University Press in 2020. The two scholars chat about important turning points in the production of the book, the author’s positions. Most importantly, how the author proposes solutions to decolonise trauma and find reconciliation in Taiwan. This episode can’t be missed by those interested in historiography, diaspora studies, trauma theory and Cold War period in relation to Taiwan. Learn more about your ad choi...
2023-03-0653 min