Out of Asia Project - The Human Stories behind Migration to Worthing Area from The Indian Sub-Continent

Purpose of the Project

The purpose is produce an electronic and proper resource useful for teachers of Citizenship, school children and other researchers accessing the material which will be given to public libraries and West Sussex Record Office.

The DVD has been distributed to schools, public libraries, community organisations and other interested parties, for details of how to obtain a copies of the DVD please contact us through our contact page. Alternatively, click below to watch the trailer on our YouTube channel.

Where the Project is Now

Out of Asia project which aims to describe the cultural experiences of people from the Indian sub-continent who have migrated to the Worthing area. Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, this is a fascinating piece of film, detailing the highs and lows, traumas and achievements of this extraordinary group of people; and perhaps most importantly how they have become part of the heritage of our local area.

The project focuses on audio and video interviews with men and women from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka who have migrated to the Worthing area over the past 70 years. We focussed on those who lived at least 10 years of their life in those countries.

Key cultural subjects covered were:

• Migration


• Family life


• Faith and Religion


• Marriage and Raising Children


• Working life

What the Project Did

• Interviewed at 30 people from the Indian sub-continent


• Translated, transcribed and film 10 interviewees, producing a 60 minute DVD and on-line clips for Youtube and Moodle


• Ran training course on the cultural differences between the peoples of the Indian subcontinent and oral history techniques for volunteers, staff and the editorial board


• Made the DVD production exercise a learning opportunity for a team of media students, graduates of the University of Chichester, volunteers, staff and the editorial board.


• Distribute the DVD to school, public library in West Sussex, and some community organisations.


• Currently helping implement a learning programme at local schools using the DVD and some of interviewees.


• Held a launch event the 22nd October 2011 during black history month and other local community viewings including Worthing Library and St. Pauls Community centre in Worthing on 29th October 2011


• Click here to see leaflet