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Melting Snow

Melting Snow

Apr 08, 2021 8m
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Synopsis

Two tons of snow—flown from New Hampshire to Puerto Rico in 1952 in order to “gift” Puerto Ricans a “white Christmas”—become a metaphor for the colonialist paternalism of America’s relationship to Puerto Rico.

Title Melting Snow
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Countries Puerto Rico
Keywords puerto rico, colonialism, woman director, exploited immigrants, white christmas, us imperialism
Pedro Pietri

Pedro Pietri

Self (archive audio) (uncredited)

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