Franco-phony: Assimilation in the 2018 Québec election
In both Canada and France, assimilation has long been considered an intrinsic part of immigration. It is considered…
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Caught Between Two Cultures
Growing up in Athens, Greece, I always found myself at the cross roads of different cultures. My Canadian family…
Why We Shouldn’t Exclude Immigrants on the Basis of Culture
Introduction
Few policies have been as controversial as Donald Trump’s executive order to ban immigrants and…
The Evolution of Political Consciousness in Hip-Hop
From my first exposure to hip-hop in middle school to Eminem's "mom spaghetti" verse on "Lose Yourself", I was…
Protesting the Powerful: Art & Resistance in Turkey
Turkey’s history is no stranger to public clashes between the government and its people over…
Netflix’s Narcos: America’s Cultural Imperialism Retells History
Hollywood holds a monopoly over story telling in Disney movies, HBO specials, and now in Netflix original series…