Diaries of a Mexican Superhero...

9A have been considering the different perceptions that surround the issue of migration and developing their skills in creative writing.

They produced some great pieces of writing and designed their own superheroes which they annotated. Their work is now on display in Room 20 on the Arundel Site...


They also had the opportunity to use my Flip video camera and film various scenes of their diaries and put them together as a movie. We had a good laugh on Friday, with Dan's ability to change his accent (more Eastern European and Scottish at times!), the seagulls, the baked beans that enabled Matt to cross the border, Joe walking up the steps of the amphitheatre into the USA! Not forgetting the wasp on the camera at the end. Brilliant 9A!!!!

Case Study: Mexico to USA!

Case Study Mexico To Usa

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Mexican Migrant Workers: Superheroes!

Thanks to Alan Parkinson for highlighting a fantastic gallery that portrays Mexican migrant workers as Superheroes in the USA. An exhibition by Dulce Pinzon.


Year 10 and 11 have looked at the case study of Mexicans migrating to the USA in search of a better quality of life. Remember this image?



The Mexican immigrant worker in New York is a perfect example of the hero who has gone unnoticed. It is common for a Mexican worker in New York to work extraordinary hours in extreme conditions for very low wages which are saved at great cost and sacrifice and sent to families and communities in Mexico who rely on them to survive.

The Mexican economy has quietly become dependent on the money sent from workers in the US. Conversely, the US economy has quietly become dependent on the labor of Mexican immigrants. Along with the depth of their sacrifice, it is the quietness of this dependence which makes Mexican immigrant workers a subject of interest.

The principal objective of this series is to pay homage to these brave and determined men and women that somehow manage, without the help of any supernatural power, to withstand extreme conditions of labor in order to help their families and communities survive and prosper.

This project consists of 20 color photographs of Mexican immigrants dressed in the costumes of popular American and Mexican superheroes. Each photo pictures the worker/superhero in their work environment, and is accompanied by a short text including the worker’s name, their hometown in Mexico, the number of years they have been working in New York, and the amount of money they send to Mexico each week.

See more photographs on the website.

What is it like to be an immigrant in Britain?

Every year more than 26,000 children arrive in Britain. They come in search of freedom and opportunity. In this article, twelve recent arrivals from as far apart as Afghanistan and middle America tell us what it is like to live in Britain.

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