Arriving in the United Kingdom 35 years ago from Colombia, Carlos Corredor, delves into his experience of migrating to what he referred to as “the new world” and the inner frustration endured in adjusting to the array of cultural differences. He is the director of a health service for Latin Americans and devotes his time to helping the diaspora .
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40 years after his arrival, he might be deported
Omar Siachoque* was 9 years old when he travelled to England from Colombia. Since then he has made Britain his home; it is his children’s motherland and where he has spent almost his entire life. However, 40 years after his arrival he now potentially faces deportation. Virginia Moreno […]
This is my story: A season behind bars
This is my story. I arrived there on 14 February 2010. A day earlier, in the early morning; the police arrested me in a street in east London for carrying a knife. Yes, it was a foolish act and even though it did not lead to any physical or material harm, it did cause me and my family much unrest and distress for several days.
For a world free of violence against women and children
For 35 years Latin American Women’s Aid (LAWA) has been working to eradicate violence against Latin American immigrant women and to achieve self-determination. It has other action fronts and annually provides support to more than 1500 women. LAWA was founded in 1987 by a group of women political refugees […]
Pioneering journalism by and for migrants
The Prisma – The Multicultural Newspaper was born in the context of the complex reality of immigrant life particularly that of Spanish-speaking people living in the UK. And in its journey it has become the voice of the Latin American and other diasporas. It was born out of the […]