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A 3 page essay that discusses the 1992 movie Mississippi Masala as it pertains to the subject of immigration. This film which was directed by Mira Nair and produced by Michael Nozik and Mira Nair for Cinecom Entertainment)makes some important points about the immigration experience and the tension that derives from immigrant groups attempting to preserve their original heritage and world orientation, while adapting to the new circumstances and social environment of a new country. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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and tension that derives from immigrant groups attempting to preserve their original heritage and world orientation, while adapting to the new circumstances and social environment of a new country. This
tension plays a central role in this film. First of all, the film demonstrates how not all immigration is voluntary. The film opens in Kampala, Uganda in 1972, when
Jay (Roshan Seth), a Uganda citizens of Indian extraction, is preparing to flee the country of his birth because the fanatical leader Idi Amin has ordered all non-white citizens to
leave. As this illustrates, Jay and his family had already a product of immigration. While Jays family was originally from India, he was born in Uganda and regards it as
his home. Therefore, the movie begins with Jay being the victim of discrimination based on ethnic origins. Jays displaced family settles in the Southern United States and the time
frame skips to the present, which was 1992. Jays daughter Mina (Sahira Nair) is now a young woman and he also has a son. The main thrust of the
film is the romance that develops between Mina and Demetrius (Denzel Washington), an African American. All communities concerned, the Indian community, the black community, and even the white community of
this Southern town oppose the relationship between a woman of Indian extraction and an African American. In a climatic scene, Demetrius confronts Jay concerning his opposition to the relationship
between Demetrius and his daughter. He points out to the older man that the only thing that really separates the two of them is a "miniscule" difference in the color
of their skin (Mississippi Masala, 1995). This scene points toward a basic conflict that is felt both by immigrant groups and by ethnic groups who feel threatened by "outsiders."
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