Most Filipinos are poor, and migration is part of the culture, often to countries that colonised them. Life in a Catholic country where divorce is illegal is very hard when families need one member to migrate. Women workers often live in conditions of domestic slavery, where a private life is impossible.
Profiles
Neurodiversity and resilience: The story of an immigrant
Ana Ramos arrived in London from Colombia when she was eleven. She quickly felt at home but would discover she had ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia years after having to retake her A-levels twice. With her diagnoses, she graduated from university and has worked as a paralegal and across the civil […]
An immigrant with his heart in two lands
He highlights that in the English capital you can meet many people from all parts of the world . This 23 year old Frenchman is carrying out his studies away from Paris in the English capital. It isn’t his first time as an immigrant. Javier Duque Rene Cars* […]
A story of civil war, exile and migration
Belonging to a generation of immigrants from Bilbao, Tomás Rubiolo is aware that no one should be considered ‘illegal’ and that information that exists about some countries stigmatises and generates discriminatory discourse about people who experience very serious realities. Josefina Viano Tomas grew up in Sarmiento, a tiny […]
Latin American youth in London: futsal for the local communities
Around 120 young footballers with Latin American roots played in a futsal tournament yesterday in Crystal Palace. 16 teams competed. Watching from the sidelines were scouts and coaches from top football clubs in London and Latin American footballers who play for clubs in the UK. The event was put […]
















