Despite creating two businesses in Argentina, she had to emigrate to Europe. Today, she lives in Reading with her husband and son, she goes to Argentina on holidays and her career is very important. Sonia Gumiel She is a 36 years old fashion designer and art graduate and […]
Multiculture
Media and immigration in the United Kingdom
Immigration is a complex issue, and it is the media which principally constructs the image of immigrants, and consolidates stereotypes. Mónica del Pilar Uribe Marín The media is responsible for the promotion of significant attitudes and feelings like acceptance, tolerance and interest in other cultures. But the media […]
Martha Suarez: For her children
With her life already well established in London, she hopes to one day move back to Colombia. Taylor Zambrano When she was younger, Martha found that with getting older came many more responsibilities, including some that made being in school harder. There was a lot of stress in […]
Ángela Camacho, pride in Latin America
She lived for seven years in the United Kingdom without papers, hiding her identity and origin. Today, free of any restraints, she teaches her son and other Latinos in London how to survive in hostile and discriminatory environments. Marcos Ortiz F. Ángela Camacho gives off Latin Americanness. So […]
Tacos and quesadillas: a Mexican in Brixton
Mauricio Rico used to sell shoes in his native country. When he arrived in London he dived into the food business. He started with washing up, he then began to move up and he became a head chef. Today he has his own Mexican food business where he serves “the […]
















