After more than a year in London, this Portuguese cook feels very comfortable in a city populated by people of different nationalities, a city that is tremendously multicultural. Javier Duque Born in Oporto in 1986, he knew for some years that he wanted to come to live in […]
Migrants
When the work of an immigrant is hell
Fausto*, an immigrant who arrived in the UK a little more than 3 years ago, is holding various jobs to try to get ahead for his family. However, in one of these he tells us that he is suffering from ‘Work harassment’. The situations that Fausto encounters in his […]
Gaborone: a rough diamond
Gaborone, one of the youngest and most modern cities in Africa, is the capital city of Botswana. It is also one of the smallest cities, with a population of just 200,000 inhabitants (a total of 10% of the country’s entire population). Julio Hernández This city, situated on the […]
Spanish immigrants: a turn of the screw
Today 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 […]
Parents-child relationship in the Latin American culture
In the troubled wake of the UK riots people were shocked, angry and wanted to hold someone responsible. Due to the surprise at how young many of the rioters, much of the blame predictably landed on the parents for an “inability to control their children”. Patrice Gerrard “It’s […]