She fled the political situation in her native country and moved to the UK with her family. Over the past three decades she has lived and worked in this country, helping numerous people in difficult situations. Benjamin Serra “Forget your name, from now on, you are refugees protected […]
Multiculture
BeatrizToranzo: “London is saturated, I mean, everyone comes here looking for work.”
The Santander native arrived in London with her boyfriend Mario at the beginning of October. Her idea was to work as ‘whatever came along’, improver her English, and perhaps further down the line, find a job that had something to do with her studies. She confesses that she isn’t […]
Slavery by another name: The “Untouchables”… in India
Citizens struggle to overcome an age-old dogma that keeps them unjustly pinned under the foot of social order. – Kyle Robertson – Many hail the caste system as one of the defining marks of Indian culture; for those unlucky enough to be born into society at the bottom of the […]
When the Latinos reached the UK
The 1970 ’s saw the arrival of the Latin American community in Great Britain. More than 40 years later, 186,500 Latinos have forged a path to the UK. This is the official estimate; the actual number could well be much higher.– – After gaining independence from Spanish and Portuguese colonial […]
Latin Americans in London: without decent housing
45% of the Latin American immigrant community living in London are not happy with their living conditions. Their biggest problem is overcrowding. _ Miriam Valero Marisol is a 37 year old Bolivian, born in Cochabamba. After living in Spain, she decided to travel to the UK so that she […]