Melissa Hampton is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She is writing a dissertation entitled “The Gendered Politics of Refugee Resettlement in the Cuban Mariel Migration of 1980,” in which she examines how gender influenced the reception and resettlement patterns of Cubans who arrived in the United States during the Mariel Boatlift. The dissertation broadly explores gendered representations of both male and female migrants, but pays particular attention to narratives focused on Mariel Cuban women.

Educational Background & Specialties
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Educational Background

  • B.A.: History, University of California, Berkeley

Specialties

  • Modern United States
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Women
  • Immigration