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I Am London 2025: "Chose to Stay"

Since 2013, I Am London has celebrated the immigrants who choose our city and make it home. This year's campaign spotlights people who first arrived in London temporarily, as students, workers, or visitors, but decided to stay and build their lives here. Their stories show how London becomes more vibrant when newcomers see our community's potential and invest their talents, dreams, and energy into making it better. These profiles remind us that behind every immigration statistic is someone who looked around our city and thought, "This could be home." Through their eyes, we see London not just as a place people end up, but as a place people actively choose, again and again.
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“The combination of meaningful community connections and knowing I was somewhere that aligned with my values made the choice of London clear to me.” Kelly Barnes
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“I found London to be a fertile ground where, if you plant an idea and give it enough care, the community provides the rich soil you need to grow.” Karim Ragheb
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"The city you also settled in also influences your life, your career, your family, your planning as a whole. So, if I was not in London, I don't know where I would be." Mulikat Jadesola Amodemaja
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“It is the vibrant cultural landscape that makes London so attractive” Aliyu Lawan
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« Je n’ai pas eu le coup de foudre pour London, mais j'ai appris à l'aimer. » ​ "I didn't have 'love at first sight' for London, but I learned to love it." Fairouze Touni
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“Happiness is important, and I have no regrets… I just think about what I can do, and I do it.” Diego Chiluisa
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“What began as a short-term academic journey quickly transformed into something deeper - a personal and professional connection to a city that exceeded all my expectations.” Jinesh Shah
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“I came to London to study, and stayed because I found my tribe in a city that has given me a platform to amplify my voice, develop professionally, and build a fulfilling life rooted in purpose and community.” Ishitaa Dua
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  • Home
  • I Am London 2025
    • Ishitaa Dua
    • Jinesh Shah
    • Diego Chiluisa
    • Fairouze Touni
    • Aliyu Lawan
    • Mulikat Jadesola Amodemaja
    • Karim Ragheb
    • Kelly Barnes
  • I Am Middlesex 2025
    • Hanadi Gad
    • Mostafa Heikal
    • Rishi Deonarine
  • PREVIOUS CAMPAIGNS
    • I AM LONDON 2024 >
      • Diego Cortes
      • Willy Aristide
      • Angela Gjurichanin
      • Selma Popovic
      • Firas Al Basri
      • Amsa Yaro
      • Jules Gutierrez
      • Camila Ariza
      • Patricia Vasconcellos Medeiros
      • Al-Asala Dabke Group
    • I Am London 2023 >
      • Susan Abdula
      • Gaston Mabaya
      • Grace Estrada
      • Chinelo Ezenwa
      • Francis Hinnah
      • Eman Ahmad (Al Sayyah)
      • Sandra Pineda
      • Angad Singh
      • Leticia Tang
    • I Am London 2022
    • I am London 2021
    • I am London 2020
    • I am London 2019
    • I AM LONDON 2018 >
      • - Osama, Sebastien & Lisseth
      • - Alba, Delveen & Afeez
      • - Emilio & Eman
      • - Stanislav, Fan & May
      • - Irina, Carlos & Joan
    • I am London 150 (2017)
    • I am London 2015
    • I am London 2014
    • I am London 2013
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