Ana Ramos arrived in London from Colombia when she was eleven. She quickly felt at home but would discover she had ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia years after having to retake her A-levels twice. With her diagnoses, she graduated from university and has worked as a paralegal and across the civil […]
Multiculture
It is not his first time as an immigrant
This 30 year old Frenchman is carrying out his studies away from Paris in the English capital. It isn’t his first time as an immigrant. Javier Duque Francois Ramonet* arrived in London from Paris last November to continue his studies – although now long-distance – in Computer Art […]
Working in London, thinking about Latin America
At 26 years old, she has lived half of her life outside of Colombia. With her mother she emigrated to Valencia and later on, with her partner, to London. She was born in Pereira, but only spent her childhood and part of her adolescence there. This routine was interrupted […]
Elderly migrants: when family home turns into jail
For years they have put all their efforts into supporting their family. Today, at their age, they don’t want public recognition for their work, they just want to be treated fairly and to have help in dealing with their health problems. However, what many elderly people actually receive is the […]
Art and exile: Understanding differences is about peace
Love and lost, spirits of the past, awakening the childhood of civilisation, cultural exchange with the distant souls are the topics of Iraqi born Artist Sadiq Toma. (The Prisma Memoirs) Shanta Sultana Living in exile in London Sadiq creates a cultural phenomenon connecting with the ancient civilisation of Sumeria […]