Tiger Bay Nation
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People from all nationalities and cultures live and thrive side by side in Cardiff's vibrant, colourful Tiger Bay area.
Pupils of St.John Lloyd R.C. Primary School, St.Cuthbert's R.C.Primary School and Oakfield County Primary School animate this celebration of the vibrant community in Tiger Bay. Local resident and historian Neil Sinclair narrates, describing life and trade in the docklands, enthusing about the music and food, and hailing The Bombay restaurant as Wales's first Indian eatery. The community has a strong matriarchal element, with immigrants having married Welsh women, making Welsh mams and grannies a force in the neighbourhood. The multicultural residents are well integrated and live harmoniously, says Sinclair: 'As a child I thought the whole world was like Tiger Bay...people had their fights and their arguments, but they weren't over where you came from, what ethnic background you belonged to...'.