From the cardboard to identity: Fatih Çevikkollu illuminates migrant fates

The author Fatih Çevikkollu is devoted to a profound topic in a reading that is closely linked to the history of migrant workers. In a report by the Schwäbischen Zeitung it becomes clear how much the loss of his mother Fatah Çevikkollu has shaped. She suffered from a psychosis and was no longer socially acceptable in her last phase of life. In his lecture, he also addresses the possible connection between the psychological problems of his mother and her life as a guest worker in Germany in the 1960s.

Many migrant workers lived in Germany in a way that was often characterized by privation. The term "suitcase" refers to children who were sent back and forth between Turkey and Germany while their parents worked. Çevikkollu gives insights into the dreams and disappointments of his family and questions what happens to people when the desired goal of returning to home remains unreachable.

event on the subject of labor migration

This reading is part of a major discussion about the consequences of labor migration, which, according to Çevikkollu, still affects many families. The event is organized by the Kulturbüro Friedrichshafen in cooperation with Bildungshafen e.V., whereby the admission price is eleven euros including a drink. Further information can be found on the website of the cultural office.

In a further connection, the website Bi-bak Narrative band "Skype Mama". In this volume, eleven stories of modern migrant workers between Ukraine and Western Europe are told, whereby the challenges are also illuminated, and families are also experienced by labor migration. One of the central questions is how modern technologies can maintain contact between parents and children.