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‘Japa Syndrome’: Is the grass greener or is it painted?
Project type
Long read article
Date
April 2025
Location
London, England
Writer and Illustator
I carried out all features of interviews as well as illustrated the featured images myself. This was a personally financed project as part of my final portfolio of work for university.
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This long read is about ‘japa syndrome’, a phrase that comes from the Nigerian slang term for escaping or immigrating.
While studying abroad is romanticised, this piece explores its reality by focussing on the experiences of four Nigerian students who moved to the UK; touching on subjects like racism, culture shock and dashed expectations.
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