Thursday, February 9, 2012

Emily Iammarino: racial. ethnic, + cultural roots


ethnic ancestry
Dad: Italian / German / Native American
Mom: Irish / German / Swedish

religious affiliation
Me & Family: Catholic

celebrations
Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, 4th of July, Valentine's Day, Birthdays, graduations, sporting events/games, weddings, anniversaries

victimized because of race, ethnicity, sex, sexual preference or religious affiliation
No

identify with a given culture than is not addressed in the above questions
Chicagoans

friends that cross ethnic, race, religious, gender, or cultural barriers
yes, i have friends that are half German & half Indian, cross-dressers, and affiliate with more than 2 religions

Locate a situation of tension
My family likes to associate themselves with our Italian background most (mainly because of our last name and the appeal of the culture). So, in turn we kind of reject the fact that we are Irish, which makes my mom said because none of her kids want to embrace their Irish side because they all want to be Italian. My siblings and I have all taken Italian classes and embrace the culture way more than we would ever do for our Irish roots.

So, for my project I want to make a flip book based on how my family expresses their "Italianism"

It would either display my family as a brand and what assets we hold or it would be a doubled sided flip book that would explain how to be an "Iammarino" as opposed to my Irish side a "McGarry"

an example of how my layout would look:

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