Years after his unjustified assassination, a daughter seeks understanding and context for her father’s message. Graham Douglas Ernesto “Che” Guevara was born in Argentina and traveled throughout Latin America in his early life as a medical student; everywhere he went he was sickened by the poverty and injustice […]
Multiculture
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 […]
Jaime Díaz: The barrier of language, the triumph of perseverance
This Spaniard, who arrived in Scotland with scarcely any English, had seven jobs in the first four months. He now lives in Argentina and is presenting a play._ María Marzo “I never thought that my ideas and personal values could be changed so much in less than a […]
Second-generation Latinos: better but facing challenges
Discrimination continues to be present in the lives of young people. On the positive side, they enjoy good education and are aware enough of their British citizenship to be able to benefit from the system._ Miriam Valero They are the British Latinos, and they identify themselves as such, children of Latin […]














