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Known as the world’s game, soccer can provide a glimpse into different aspects of the migratory process. From the initial departure from the country of origin to the integration of first- and second-generation migrants, sports can play a role in migration. At times, it can even amplify the traumas and difficulties known to many who… Continue reading The Road to Glory: Soccer as a Mirror for the Immigration Process

The Persona Grata was an art exposition held by the Musée de l’histoire de l’immigration and MAC VAL (Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne) in Paris between October 2018 to January 2019 (ArtFacts). The exhibit, curated by Ingrid Jurzak and Anne-Laure Flacelière, was a collection of contemporary art depicting the French welcome of immigrants to the… Continue reading How to be French If Your Parents Weren’t: Paper 1

Persona Grata was an art exhibition presented by Musée de l’histoire de l’immigration and MAC VAL (Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne) (ArtFacts). Located in Paris, France between October 2018 to 2019, this art exhibit expressed the sentiments of immigrants and their post-immigration lives (ArtFacts). Specifically, the exhibition highlights the divide between the French and the… Continue reading How to be French If Your Parents Weren’t: Paper 2

Robin de Jong “How To Be French If Your Parents Weren’t” is a project designed to study the second generation immigrant experience in France with connections to art, specifically the contemporary art exhibit Persona Grata. Second generation immigrants lack a so-called cultural citizenship; they are not viewed as “French”, even though in technical terms, they… Continue reading How To Be French If Your Parents Weren’t