From selling shoes in Mexico to running a restaurant in London, a Mexican immigrant recounts how he has brought his culture into the lives of English people and residents across the island, and how he has adapted to life in a new country. (The Prisma memoirs) Marcos Ortiz F. […]
Migrants
Migrating without citizenship: studying and surviving in the UK
Unable to work due to his legal status, a young immigrant faces labour and social barriers in London while improving his English. He compares the British capital with Rome and reflects on the treatment of foreigners and the challenges of integrating without citizenship. As a teenager, Alberto moved to […]
Between Sumeria and the UK: the exile that turned memory into art
Trained in Baghdad and marked by war and exile, Sadiq Toma transforms ancient Sumeria into an intimate territory. His paintings, sculptures and calligraphy weave together childhood, loss and mythology to reimagine how civilisations converse and what endures when everything seems to fade. (The Prisma Memoirs) Shanta Sultana Living in […]
“I learned to be Bolivian here”: A life of exile and resistance
She arrived in Europe fleeing Argentina’s crisis, ended up undocumented in London and spent more than a decade dodging immigration raids. After securing her papers, Ángela Camacho fully embraced her Bolivian heritage and turned it into political, community and family activism. Her story reveals both the costs and the resilience […]
Letters from prison: a Latino’s experience in the UK
The anonymous testimony of a Latin American detainee in Pentonville and Brixton reveals negligence, mistreatment and the violation of basic rights. His account shows how the lack of information, linguistic isolation and official indifference worsen the punishment beyond the sentence itself. A few years ago, Gilberto Ariza* wrote his […]
















