Category: Interviews

Tam (34) ‘My father and I lived parallel lives, until we started exploring our family history’

Tam (34) lives in Rotterdam and grew up in Leiden. He works as an engineer at a consultancy firm and is active as a producer and rapper at Stackademics. Together with his father, he worked on the book Verdreven naar de zee (Driven to the Sea),

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Sophie developed suicidal thoughts due to the pressure from her surroundings

Sophie (34) is a software developer with a Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, and Dutch background. Her mother is Japanese, and her father was Chinese-Indonesian and Dutch. She grew up in Amsterdam’s Bijlmer neighbourhood with her brother, who is two years younger, and her sister, who is one

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Yan Tung lost her eldest brother to suicide

Born to Hong Kongese parents who moved to Belgium from the United Kingdom, Yan Tung (29) is the youngest of three siblings with two older brothers who are 10 and 13 years older than her. At 18, Yan Tung faced the loss of her eldest brother,

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Loah: “I’m still here, despite the suicidal thoughts I’ve had.”

Loah (31) grew up in The Netherlands with a Brazilian mother and a Taiwanese father. Because of this background she faced racism, whilst also experiencing a turbulent home life. Her parents’ absence throughout most of her life also impacted her life significantly.

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Lianne grew up in the Bible Belt: Therapy and medication weren’t an option, only God was meant to help me

Lianne grew up in the Bible Belt: "There are people who believe that therapy and medication aren’t the right path. They suggest that you should trust in God and that He will help you." Lianne (20) was born in China and was adopted by white Dutch

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