The rise of Islamophobia means that young people are facing disproportionate stop and search, suspicion and hostility in education and being tarnished with stereotypes, whilst simultaneously being accused of not integrating into society. Muslims, are pointed at and stereotyped, at the same time as being accused of not integrating in […]
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An immigrant who didn’t expect such a multicultural London
She was born in Argentina and has always wanted to move abroad. A year and a half after migrating to the UK to be with her boyfriend, Natalia is now living out her dream. (The Prisma memoirs) Michelle Gooden-Jones Before moving to London, Natalia Copercido admits that in […]
London, the city that captivates and amazes immigrants
This Latin American woman arrived in London with her boyfriend at the beginning of October. Her idea was to work as ‘whatever came along’, improve her English, and perhaps further down the line, find a job that had something to do with her studies. Laura Mora confesses that she […]
The challenge to racial purity and the idea of a monolithic nation
Mestizos are neither Hispanic nor indigenous and have been viewed both negatively and positively depending on their social class and ideology. If being mestizo represents, above all else, a racial and cultural mix, then Latin Americans take this to its furthest and fullest extent, in terms of their culture, society […]
A city to migrate to, learn in, love and then say goodbye to
Gustavo* is a Colombian man who has lived most of his life in London. He is now planning to return home because he believes the United Kingdom is no longer a country fit for the old. Javier Núñez Returning to his birth country has been a difficult decision […]
















