Mentor Chico came to the UK from Ecuador in 1997. He works as a cleaning supervisor and receptionist and is also an active artist, running art workshops for community groups in London.
…sometimes you prefer not to say you are a refugee…between close friends we know who we are… but when I first meet someone I do not ask if you are a refugee…or how you got into the country, and all of that… and if they ask me, it depends on the person who is asking me, if he is trustworthy I could tell him about my situation. But normally I don't like to talk about status.
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