Mississippi Masala Tradition

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"Mississippi Masala" begins in the Uganda, not in India or America. It shows the different sides of African American and Indian relation. The difference between the Indian culture, traditions, and beliefs from the African American culture, customs, and expectations of the people from the movie Mississippi Masala.
First, Indian culture is traditional that produce violence and hurt expansive portrait of native American blacks and Indian immigrant’s brims with humor, passion, satire, and sensuality, but African American is more likely to be the minority of the society.
Secondly, the tradition between both African American and Indian is different. The music on the ceremony was different from the music in the local club as seen in the movie. And

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