Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Your name is probably a key part of your identity, but what if it caused problems for you in a foreign country? How would that make you feel? The young migrants in this video have a range of stories to tell about how their names have impacted their lives. Hear from Eva, Oleg, Aliis, Minh & Suzy, Trang, and Melis about their efforts to overcome the hurdles they face because of their foreign names.
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These videos were produced by the non-profit organization Migration Matters e.V. for the I Am European project, which has received financial support from the European Union. The contents are the sole responsibility of Migration Matters e.V. and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
Editorial & production: Sophia Burton, Frankie Reid, with support from Julia Karmo
Camera & sound: Riverside.fm
Edited by: Karoline Schulz
Graphics by: Anna van Odijk
Music by: Justin Wright
Produced by: Migration Matters e.V. 2021
Your name is probably a key part of your identity, but what if it caused problems for you in a foreign country? How would that make you feel? The young migrants in this video have a range of stories to tell about how their names have impacted their lives. Hear from Eva, Oleg, Aliis, Minh & Suzy, Trang, and Melis about their efforts to overcome the hurdles they face because of their foreign names.
For more information about our organization, Migration Matters, and our other video courses, subscribe and have a look around our YouTube channel or visit www.migrationmatters.me.
You are free (and encouraged!) to use embed these videos under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license, the conditions of which are specified here: creativecommons.org/licenses
These videos were produced by the non-profit organization Migration Matters e.V. for the I Am European project, which has received financial support from the European Union. The contents are the sole responsibility of Migration Matters e.V. and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
Editorial & production: Sophia Burton, Frankie Reid, with support from Julia Karmo
Camera & sound: Riverside.fm
Edited by: Karoline Schulz
Graphics by: Anna van Odijk
Music by: Justin Wright
Produced by: Migration Matters e.V. 2021
