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The
display has drawn on help from families in many Asian communities
- including Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani.
They
went along to Camp School in St Albans find
out about the museum’s project to collect the migration stories
and the stories of what life was like when the newcomers first set
up home in the city.
These
accounts will be kept in the museum as oral history and turned into
a "big book" for use in school’s literacy work.
"First
hand stories"
Later
the museum hopes to run embroidery workshops to make story bags
for use in conjunction with the book or on their own in schools,
libraries, museums and other centres.
There
will also be an exhibition, which will travel around the county.
St
Albans MP Kerry Pollard, talking at the launch of the exhibition,
said: "It is very important that in today's climate we work
toward understanding each other, gathering and sharing our stories
and ensuring people aren't fearful of each other."
"Real
people"
Mayor
of St Albans, Cllr Gordan Myland, added: "Now there is the
opportunity to get first hand the stories of people’s journeys
and that real history is local history."
The
project is being managed by St Albans Museums and MECSS.
Jyotsna
Ghosh, Home/School/Community Liasion Co-Ordinator has encouraged
everyone to participate in the project promoting "real people
with real stories to promote culture, society and heritage".
Camp
School and Mandeville School are also giving their support.
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