Having lived in both Zambia and Britain, Tchiyiwe Chihana is aware of the difficulties faced by first- and second-generation immigrants. As managing director of Yorkshire-based African Voices Platform, she has strived to ensure that the diaspora remains well-informed and well-connected to the country they now live in.
The Prisma series “Journalists and Immigrants in the UK.
Migrants
Engineer, artist and two-time immigrant
Angela spent portions of her life in Peru, Spain and Germany before moving to the United Kingdom to aid her professional and creative development. Sonia Gumiel At 27 years old, Angela* considers herself to be the perfect age to live in a city like Bristol, a place that […]
Neurodiversity and resilience: The story of an immigrant
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 […]
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 […]