Accommodation and full board in exchange for looking after children; millions of young people arrive in London from all over the world with this exact purpose. She came from Cuba, passing through Spain on the way, she is an Au Pair and she intends to stay here. When she […]
Migrants
Spaniards and their migrations in the 20th century
Spaniards are facing the inevitable issue of unemployment. Having been forced to abandon their country, they are now enduring the harsh reality which Latin Americans have known only too well for the past few decade, who have almost always been confined to roles in the cleaning industry regardless of any […]
Grito Latino Pride Fest: A celebration of queer Latinx identity
An open-to-all festival is the UK’s first event dedicated to celebrating queer Latin American and LGBTQ+ identities. It aims to provide a welcoming space for dialogue and festivity, offering essential health services and queer-focused cultural activities to support and build community visibility during London’s Pride month. Harry Allen […]
Differences between ‘first’ and ‘second’ class migrants
Migration is: ‘The geographical displacement of individuals or groups, generally for economic or social reasons.’ But there is no word for forced migration in the dictionary. Virginia Moreno Molina That is because enforced migration is not what happens when an immigrant chooses to travel and decides to make […]
A messenger bringing Iraq to Western audiences
Yaser Al-Sayegh began his career as a reporter focused on bringing Western news to Middle Eastern audiences. He now does the opposite through his Iraq International News Agency, which offers original multimedia coverage of Iraq for syndication around the world. “I understood myself as a messenger who could bring British culture to the Middle East”. Series “Journalists and immigrants in the UK”.