Cristina MaiettainDiaspora & IdentityHollywood Keeping Stereotypes AliveStereotypes are often being exerted through mass media and Hollywood films every day. While people try and demolish these stereotypes, they…Dec 9, 2016Dec 9, 2016
Cristina MaiettainDiaspora & IdentityIs It About the Trend, or the Skin Color Underneath Our Fashion Choices?The way we dress ourselves is another factor in how we identify ourselves. I use my fashion to mirror my personality and my European…Nov 30, 2016Nov 30, 2016
Cristina MaiettainDiaspora & IdentityI am Sicilian-American, But What Does That Mean?The Sicilian lynchings in New Orleans played a critical role in the political and social movement of Italian immigrants in the United…Nov 8, 20161Nov 8, 20161
Cristina MaiettainDiaspora & IdentityThe Fight for Interracial LoveMississippi Masala resembles a situation all too familiar with me and my boyfriend. The main character Meena, who is of Indian decent and…Oct 19, 2016Oct 19, 2016