Esperanza* is a Colombian immigrant who for ten years has been a slave to her husband’s fists. Now she begins a new life. _ Miriam Valero We arrive at Esperanza’s house on a summer afternoon. There, we see this woman’s harsh reality, “working and rushing around all day”, feeding […]
Multiculture
Latino-British Marriages
Latin emigration is fundamentally due to political and economic reasons. But there is another cause which allows these two ethnic groups to share the same stage and exchange cultural differences._ Mario López-Goicoechea The search for economic opportunities ranks among the main reasons why Latinos adopt the UK as […]
Fernando Mazuera: happy and with no plans to go back to Colombia
This 34 year-old Colombian arrived in the UK in 2000, and since then his life has involved many of the situations that are common for immigrants. Fernado Mazuera from Cali, didn’t come to England because of economic problems, or to learn another language or have an adventure. He left […]
Cockney culture or ‘would you adam an eve it?’
This is one of the oldest cultures in the capital city. Is it dying, has it migrated, been pushed out by outside influences or is it evolving?
Rodrigo Huarachi: “Being an illegal immigrant is like being in a prison”
Bolivian Rodrigo arrived in the English capital over four years ago. He left Bolivia in search of satisfying his own curiosity regarding the changes those who emigrated experienced in their financial situations. _ Javier Duque “What it would take you years to earn in Bolivia, you could earn elsewhere […]