Depression today . History . We need to talk about here, the stories, shadows of german colonialism, the a living in safety and freedom, exploring your identity will reconnect saying with family history. What does german citizenship mean . So people with different backgrounds today. The main part of the germany, even though i can have a safe document inside itself, was impossible. Well, was about to pass support. It was also about having to choose an identity and it felt like a, uh, something positive had come out. So it was so terrible history, the a melissa character sales at home in berlin, born in germany to talk his parents. She grew up with 2 languages and 2 coaches. But when it came to citizenship as a teenager, she was faced with a choice and more testing. Mm hm. My mom came to me and asked, so what do you want to be gentlemen . Oh, turkish. And then it took a little while to figure out what to do with my how much the as a child. Melissa had tucker citizenship lights, and she chose to apply for a german passport. Instead, rose at the time when she could only have one of the alpha then inside and having to choose between 2 identities, the coaches were just talking about a possible what it was moved and that of course, yeah. So its not a nice feeling that well not, but for me it was clear quite quickly for ms. Ross and yes i was expect law if you would, german, or if you was seen as jim and it was an advantage. I thought it was like, the more you fish in the best, so you off when you man to high and past the best. This to today thats changed. Minister says shes parts of a generation now embracing that mixed identities and creating space for thoughts in german society. She runs a Design Agency focused on issues around diversity. Its name rank means color intact. Yes. And she publishes a magazine exploring german tactics culture have for me because i created this image for myself for im not switching between 2 chairs off and put on a bench. I can slide around on the desk. And i think that mindset has something thats missing. Also in campaigns on websites, in so many things. So the business really came out of a need is the focus off, and participants have also started in germany today. Well must have said, if the population have whats known as the migration background, meaning they, or at least one of the parents, was born without german citizenship. The arrival of guesswork as in the mid 19 fifties march, the beginnings of the more types of society, the majority were from talking to came under a scheme for temporary workers to help each labor shortages most returned the many states and brought that families to join them now people with tax rates make up germanys largest minority, great. Many could benefit from a recent open the door using the positive gem and citizenship. The change will also make dual citizenship possible for many more people. Previously, it was an exception. Like for those from the people like melissa who once had to choose between 2 nationalities and will now be able to have both for the credit. Its big news by community and she wants to share it with rank follow as fast as i have spent in donalds name or the up as a cop when preparing a social media post ro instagram page. That is what we want to let people know about this new lord. And then the post is also about identity and what a passport can mean to people are supposed to pass for on the board. And also does the new law allowing dual citizenship as long as the jew melissa says to the mindset used to be okay, you have to make a decision so that you can integrate better and choose to be one thing over the other. I think that was absolutely the wrong strategy. It can only ever be an advantage to have another aspect, another culture, another passport or another language can lie configured. Thats the reality and melissas bell in may. Go ahead and take it. She says, we should come into the supermarket and whats going on in the end of culture because what she hopes, which im in the future. As principal, i really want this to be something we can take for granted that we live alongside each other, many different cultures. Were living here together, that thats a good savings, that thats not seen as a struggle or a conflict, but as an asset. So i assume you buy some assets for jem and society as well as its economy. The country needs more immigration and is desperately trying to attract Skilled Labor from abroad. And more and more people are making gemini, that long term home. In 2022, the number of people granted german citizenship had to 20 high move in a culture of them were serious. Many arrived yet in 2015 off to civil war broke outs. And that homeland one of them wants to catch up for almost 10 years after arriving in germany as a refugee. Hes now a german such as in hub to find all of this. I work so hard to do everything you can do in germany. Alice, im a homeless my level kind of nice done on tons. Im in the stores and getting the german passports at the end of it feels like i finally made a tear and shaft of lots of a bunch of floods more in syria age 21. Along with his older brother, hes supposed to live here in belen lent german and started taking piano. But he hasnt seen the rest of his family for 10 years. My clothes now opened back home because they can come to your on us and i couldnt travel anywhere else either. Then, as you just couldnt do it, unfortunately, on thats being, thats one of them. Thats the item thats us. But now as like german passport makes it possible this kind of best buy in button. So nothing thats a lot to now i just didnt have the option. So thats why its really important to have it. Me grovers taste as much on full time Product Design as months that is also family embedded invalid and starts up saying he launched his fast, starts up just a year off to coming to gemini, an app, to help all the refugees navigate the countries notorious characteristics. Now thats part of his current venture, a platform supporting fellows, migrant entrepreneurs. If cloth comes to us, the noise in the i really believe that new comers in germany have a different and unique perspective on the country and structures of education. Alas, on knowing the question of, i can look at germany with fresh eyes and say this. So thats not working. And yesterdays desk we could improve on this. And if so, thats a, thats what, but its also the job and the responsibility of the german decided to accept that accept kansas. Im going to allow people migrants to try out their ideas on the lights and even cuttings. Thats going to allow me the easy, easy and alpha one. So making society pass that thats important to me and i just knew citizenship also means, you know, has the right to vote. Can serious months, have felt politics had nothing to offer him here. He wants to make his voice counts the entire parts, part of living and working in germany. As i can take part, i can have a say stop permit inside. Hes already had his 1st opportunity and a local election of the city hope warm tells nick, talk the what im looking forward to the next one, the federal election next year. On the ill actually be able to read the campaign posters. The parties put up around the city as a minute, theyll have a new meeting for me. Hes not coming on next task from them by tying these i can read them knowing its also relevant to me on this and on the heart of it. But of us here on the fiftys off months assess, hell always have his theory and identity. But german citizenship means a sense of belonging here to or in a democracy like germany. Citizenship means rights, freedom protection, as well as responsibilities. Those to become naturalized citizens who you have to declare and saying no respect and not pulse. Gemini, basic little or constitution 50 a month, 75 years since it was adopted in what was done west germany in may 1949. Its still the basis for unified gemini today. Off to the 2nd level, the basic glow was designed to prevent the atrocities of the nazi period from ever happening again. The nazi strips, juice, and other minorities are set right to full citizenship during the holocaust they and that collaborate is mad at 6000000. 00. James the assets are amends of his stock passed still shapes life in germany today. Memorials like this one i remind of those who lost their lives. Pick a goldsmiths jewish grandfather escapes that fate. He fled nazi germany and found safety in england. What typically a lot decades late to she is, reclaims german citizenship as the defendant of someone persecuted by the nazis. Thats her right under germanys basic, lo, now she lives here in portland. Some citizenship, me is it, 1st of the is very practical measures are, is about this little present. Say its about me being german of a meeting. I was this, it will coming go as of where i like in germany that so so about the sort of reckoning with the cost is about the citizenship is also to me by the german constitution. So for me thats why its such a so enforcing symbols to have been able to have some reclaim my german citizenship. So i should have always had a right to soon to publish a book about his story today had translates room publish that is visiting her at home and balance. Ive got a couple of things here from not interested in my pocket because the site, the pay and the book, the services german possible that he used to gets into things and hip his grandfather and scold schmidt with stripped of his german citizenship by the nazis for me to come in, chapman has been pods of learning about my grandfathers life and isnt it as much states have as i come . So thats his mind where he gets carried for that he died in 1963 so i never knew him. He could never have envisage thats the honor would become german because it feels like ive made that sort of, uh, yeah, that so Family Connection with with him. The only way that i can make a connection with a monster as that, as well as her research and rising tip assess the culture of remembrance in germany has helped to bridge the gap between that and now and that there is always a tension there. And like i said, i found that german people by and large, you know, that history really helps me overcome that tension. 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