JAMAICA WORLDWIDE · PEOPLE
Diaspora Voices
Out of Many, One People. Every month, one Jamaican living abroad tells their story: where they went, what they carried with them, and what home means now.
Why these stories matter
Almost as many Jamaicans and people of Jamaican descent live abroad as on the island itself. Their stories are scattered across London, Toronto, New York, Miami and smaller places like Sandnes. Diaspora Voices gathers them in one place, so our children and the wider world can hear them.
The five questions
Every guest answers the same five questions, so the stories can be read side by side:
- Where in Jamaica are you from, and where do you live now?
- What surprised you most when you arrived?
- What Jamaican habit or value have you kept, no matter what?
- What has your new home taught you?
- What would you tell a young Jamaican thinking of leaving, or coming back?
Coming soon
The first conversation will be published here. Subscribe to The Beharie Letter so you don’t miss it.
Share your story, or nominate someone
Nurses in Birmingham, engineers in Calgary, pastors in the Bronx, chefs in Stockholm: every story counts. Send a few lines about yourself or the person you want to nominate, and where they live.