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This project aims to contribute to making Nottingham an inclusive and child-friendly society to visit, live and work.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

This research relates to the following SDGs

 

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Research summary

Making cities inclusive for families of all backgrounds is a UN Sustainable Development Goal. In England, public libraries serve as community hubs, actively engage with diverse communities to achieve this goal. As tourism lies in the heart of Communities, this interdisciplinary project collaborates with Nottingham Central Library, Visit Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City Council to support Nottingham in becoming a UNICEF Child-Friendly and inclusive society.

Focusing on the growing population of HK immigrants and their family trips in the UK, this project documents the collective memories of this underrepresented community to develop publicly available collections and enhance the city’s destination management plan. It empowers immigrant families to engage with cultural institutions and foster intercultural understanding amongst our partners and across Nottingham. Through this, the current project contributes to making Nottingham an inclusive and child-friendly society to visit, live and work.

Research findings

Collaborating with Nottingham Central Library (NCL), Visit Nottinghamshire (VN) and Nottingham City Council (NCC), the project aims to support Nottingham in becoming a UNICEF Child-friendly and inclusive society with the following objectives:

• Diversifying NCL’s local oral history collections by exploring collective memories of newly arrived HK immigrant families with children.  In total, we interviewed 29 families. Adults stories captured in a documentary in the library
• Empowering immigrant families, especially school age children by involving them in the co-creation of project activities and contributing to the city’s strategic planning. We organised 3 workshops for Hong Kong children and locally born children. We hosted an exhibition, consisting of 40 artworks in the library. The exhibition showcases children’s immigration and travel experience. We also host a celebration event to celebrate diversity and inclusivity for families
• Raising intercultural awareness and understanding within communities through project activities and the HK experience collections, making Nottingham an inclusive society to visit, live and work. Through interact with hundreds of individuals in various project activities, we shared stories of new immigrants families to wider audiences

 

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