Support the protest expressing the concerns of all of us in relation to the changes imposed by this government on the qualifying period of settlement from 4 to 5 years.
23 March
Relationships are breaking down within British families. Can the cultural values of immigrants coming into the country change this? Shane M. Coughlan explores the possibilities.
The issue of asylum has been one of the most debated issues in recent months. A hard line has been taken by all sides of the leading political parties, which has been instrumental in rousing public anger against immigrants and asylum seekers. Additional media smearing has added to their experiences of abuse and racial tension. Sarah Yeh went seeking the other side.
Immigration and nationality laws are a powerful tool in stopping various categories of people from entering. Countries everywhere will restrict people according to their wealth, profession, family ties, health and race. Jack overviews immigration laws and the construction of nationality along ethnic lines.
4 November 2000 The popular view about immigration in Britain tends to focus on the political implications of large-scale migration as if it were one single event. The emotional and psychological well-being of people on the move is often overlooked in favour of soundbites about what is fast becoming an immigrant underclass. Stuart Wood investigates the people who ease the passing of individuals and groups who are new to Britain.
A regular visitor to the dimsum site, I find the articles interesting and thought provoking. Almost invariably they are informative. Occasionally, perhaps in ones passion to have ones say, writers will write less well balanced pieces. Jack Tan certainly did that in his piece "Immigration On The Back Of A Lorry" where he put the blame squarely on the shoulders of English xenophobia.
Immigration 
The issue of asylum has been one of the most debated issues in recent months. A hard line has been taken by all sides of the leading political parties, which has been instrumental in rousing public anger against immigrants and asylum seekers. Additional media smearing has added to their experiences of abuse and racial tension. Sarah Yeh went seeking the other side. 
4 November 2000
In the 1920s a young Chinese woman got ready to perform the Tea Ceremony, the last and most important stage in the marriage ritual. 
