The children of Latin American immigrants maintain strong ties to their heritage while trying to build their future in the country where they were born (the UK), amid experiences of exclusion and an ongoing debate about their sense of belonging. Miriam Valero They are the British Latinos, and […]
Multiculture
Succeeding abroad without losing sight of home
She emigrated to find the opportunities she could not find in Spain and went on to build a successful career in London. Yet professional success has not diminished her ties to her family or her hope of returning one day. Noelia Ceballos Years ago Lucía* arrived in London, […]
Another migration route for young Latin Americans
European citizenship has created new opportunities for many young Latin Americans, although working conditions and protection for those employed as Au Pairs continue to raise concerns. When she saw the advert she did not think twice. A British family in London needed a nanny for their son and Ofelia […]
Diaspora and language: a battlefield for identity
Language is revealed as a battlefield for identity where the same terms, from ‘wetback’ to ‘jibaró’, can be used to oppress or to reaffirm group belonging. This analysis explores how minorities appropriate stereotypes and the hybrid richness of Spanglish and Nuyorican. (The Prisma memoirs) Graham Douglas An article […]
Immigrants stories: Scared, detained and humiliated
Veronica Camacho* is a woman who, like many others, was arrested in the middle of the street and taken to several detention centres in the UK. She spent more than three months in one of them and was mistreated. Fortunately, she managed to get out of “hell”, as she called it. This happened a long time ago but the memory is still with her.
















