Silvio Torres-Saillant Speaks at the U.S Capitol Visitor Center About Why a National List of Dominicans

 

 

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Dominican List Slideshow

WHY A NATIONAL LIST OF DOMINICANS

(Prologue of The Dominican List)

Silvio Torres-Saillant, Ph.D., Syracuse University

The Dominican List showcases an impressive array of individuals with extraordinary accomplishments and talents who have made enormous contributions in cities throughout the United States in areas ranging from education, law, health, politics, and sports, to science, technology, and the arts. These individuals represent the tip of the iceberg. Many more have achieved outstanding feats in sites less reachable by the reporter’s camera or the journalist’s beat. They have reenergized neighborhoods which they found languishing, taught the discipline of dance or athletics to youngsters after school, or used their ingenuity to create jobs when the country’s economy did not provide them one–in street vending, sidewalk eateries or artisanship, among others. The Dominican List, for the sake of expediency, begins with those Dominicans whose stories are more accessible because their occupations have brought them into visibility. Still, one might ask what motive the Dominican American National Roundtable and the National Dominican American Council (NDAC) might have for compiling and publicizing such a distinguished gathering of remarkable people of Dominican ancestry. Among the many plausible reasons that come to mind, one strikes me as the most likely, perhaps even the one subsuming all others. People of Dominican descent in this country must still continue to engage in ethnic advocacy.

I had a first sour taste of the urgent need for ethnic advocacy in our community when I joined a cadre of estimable City University of New York colleagues in the effort to create an organization with the mission of collecting, preserving, and disseminating information about the Dominican experience in the United States and elsewhere. After much activism and the backing of outstanding Puerto Rican and African American colleagues—chiefly Frank Bonilla and Donald H. Smith—in 1994 we prevailed upon the Board of Trustees of the City University to approve the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute at City College as a permanent research unit of the municipal university system. At the time, no Dominicans figured among the authors of academic books and articles about our people. When we arrived on the scene we reacted against the narrative that prevailed about our community. We found that in the literature our compatriots most often appeared as people on the move, as immigrants who spent their time plotting their return to the native land or shuttling back and forth between here and there. We felt that this narrative, which rendered Dominicans in American society permanently alien, did not tell the complete story.

Our research revealed a story of the Dominican presence in the United States that went back many more decades than scholars had accounted for. We took note of Dominicans settling in this land after the 1850s. The renowned Pedro Henríquez Ureña, who arrived in New York City in 1901, spoke of the many Dominicans he found living in the building near Columbia University where he first made his residence. The wall of the U.S. Pavillion’s theater during the 1939 World’s Fair featured art by Francisco Rebajes, an artist who in 1922, at age 16, had arrived from Puerto Plata and settled in New York, where he became one of the first craftsmen jewelers in the city’s Greenwich Village before establishing a nationwide chain of stores with company headquarters on 5th Avenue. The indefatigable educator Mary Ely Peña-Gratereaux has long promoted the story of the role of Dominican women and men in the workforce that fueled the prestigious Madam Alexander’s Doll Company from the 1950s onward. The incomparable performance artist, poet, and teacher Josefina Báez years ago designed an exhibition called Dominicaras, Dominicosas that included black and white photographs depicting family scenes of Dominicans in New York during the late 1930s. That was also the time when Rhina P. Espaillat made New York City her home. At age seven, she relocated with her family from Washington, DC, where they had been living before. As a student in New York City public schools, she excelled in English, astonishing her teachers with her poetic compositions. A teacher took the liberty of sending Rhina’s poems out to publishers, and by 1947, with publications to her credit, she had become an upcoming literary star. At the tender age of 16 she was inducted into the Poetry Society of America as the youngest poet ever to have received the honor. A superior American poet, the author of many award-winning poetry books, Rhina today remains jovial and genial, enjoying the respect of poets and readers nationwide, including many in the New Formalist movement who view her as a guiding light. These examples show that Dominicans have grown deep roots in this North American land, roots which become even deeper with the story made public in 2010 by Dr. Ramona Hernández, the dynamic Director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, and associate Director Anthony Stevens-Acevedo. I refer here  to the story of Juan Rodríguez who arrived in New York on a Dutch ship from Santo Domingo in 1613 and decided to stay, becoming the very first non-Native American settler of the area.

Convinced that Dominicans are not birds of passage in American society, in 1995 we reached out to African American educator, Dr. Allen Lee Sessoms, who had just been appointed as president of Queens College. We sent him a letter of introduction, a thick package of information, and an invitation to have Queens College partner with Dominican Institute projects. We did not hear from Dr. Sessoms for about two months. Then sometime later I met him in person when we were introduced at a CUNY reception. After the conventional cordialities, I used the opportunity to tell him about the Dominican Institute, asking if he had received the materials we had sent him. To my delight, he remembered the correspondence, and his eyes sparked up when said that he had “acted on it.” When he explained how he had done it, my delight disappeared. Basically, he had affixed a note of endorsement to our materials and shipped them to Washington D.C. in care of the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic whom he had met prior to coming to CUNY. I sadly realized that, while we had written to him as fellow educators in the US academy in hopes of forging bonds of collaboration across ethnic lines within this country’s minority populations, Dr. Sessoms had placed us in his mind within the division of foreign affairs.

The specter of the seemingly insurmountable foreignness of US Dominicans resurfaced in a 22 April 2012 New York Post article by Gerson Borrero in connection with the challenge posed by New York State senator Adriano Espaillat, a legislator of Dominican ancestry, to incumbent Representative Charles Rangel for the congressional seat in the city’s 13th district in the primary election that would take place less than a week later. Borrero intriguingly chose to alert New Yorkers about the hemispheric implications of Espaillat’s attempt to unseat Rangel in the upcoming primary. He put it thus: “if Espaillat defeats Rangel and then is elected in November, he not only becomes the first Dominican to serve in the House but, arguably, after the president of his homeland, the second most known and powerful Dominican politician in the world,” stressing the “considerable interest among 9 million Dominicans in the Caribbean in his elevation to Congress, which would make him the only congressman with a foreign ‘constituency’, giving him considerable clout.”  Apparently unable to see the challenge to the incumbent by a Dominican American in the 13th congressional district as a chapter of New York politics, the columnist placed it flatly in the faraway arena of foreign affairs. I doubt that Borrero would apply the same type of geopolitical frame when gauging the potential of candidates of other ethnicities. Borrero’s editor at the Post might even fail to see the logic of bringing into the New York political equation the entire population of Italy or Ireland to analyze the chances of an Italian American or an Irish American running for office. Borrero’s article was found fit to print probably because the Post’s editor too has learned to see Dominicans in the United States through the narrative of perpetual foreignness. I fear that in expanding the constituency of Espaillat to the entire population of the Dominican Republic, Borrero might have wished to alert non-Dominican voters about the dangers of allowing the political control of the district to fall into foreign hands. New Yorkers beware! The Dominicans are coming!

When Borrero finally put the story of the race for the 13th congressional district in a local context, his emphasis shifted to preaching civility and ethnic inclusiveness to Espaillat’s supporters. “Many in the community see Espaillat as the Dominican candidate, not necessarily a Latino candidate,” said he without revealing the source of his data.  Overly “enthusiastic Dominican supporters of Espaillat,” Borrero warned, in “pushing the Dominican flag and nationalistic pride” may fail to display “a degree of respect towards other groups,” which “could result in a voter backlash.” Fortunately, the initial results of the primary election held on 16 June 2012 did not confirm a widespread indictment of Espaillat’s supporters playing “too many ethnic cards.” The initial outcome made public the next day by the New York Times gave Rangel only a small advantage over Espaillat (43.9% vs. 41.3%), with the other three candidates, all African American and free from the suspicion of nationalistic pride, receiving less than 15% combined.

In many respects, what took place politically in the 13th congressional district involving a Dominican American politician speaks eloquently to the longevity and maturity of our community’s presence in this land. The Dominican challenger terrified the incumbent and the establishment that supported him in a way that a member of a community that just got off the boat and is here temporarily may find it too hard to do. The incumbent had the power structure of the Democratic Party on his side, including the Latino establishment from the South Bronx, the endorsement of major media venues, and a bountiful fund-raising machine. In addition, the incumbent campaigned vigorously, which he had not needed to do any time before in the 42 years of his tenure as Congressman. He even refashioned himself as an immigrant advocate, hosting a fair aimed at assisting the immigrant community with free consultation, legal assistance, and other services two weeks prior to the election. To do so, he had to go against his previous record, a record that includes his joining 12 Republicans in proposing a Constitutional amendment “that would deny citizenship to the American-born children” of undocumented immigrants, an eerie bill that reminds us of the legislative logic dominant in the slavery period whereby the children of slaves legally inherited the bondage of their parents (Deborah Sontag, “Calls to Restrict Immigration…,” New York Times 13 December 1992). The Congressman even had the New York City Board of Election on his side as one can gather from the “troubling actions” among Board members reported by New York Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez (6 July 2012). With all of these assets to his favor, the incumbent still ended up with less than a thousand votes over his Dominican American challenger, and even that small number did not come without the sloppiness that caused his opponent to sue over vote-counting irregularities. In the end, the challenger dropped his lawsuit, conceding defeat, but the Dominican community that he came from had ample reason to see a major victory in the electoral process and the outcome. Perhaps Angelo Falcon captured the sense of that victory when he said, “After this, politicians will not take the Dominican community for granted ever again” (Sandra Lilly, “When Latino and African American Politicians…,” NBC Latino 3 July 2012).

Dominicans in the United States, as the contest for New York’s 13th congressional district illustrates, have already done much to assert themselves in the land. The case shows that the political status quo, which has long chosen to regard Dominicans as a recent population in this country, as one lacking a large enough pool of voters, as one whose members harbor political thoughts only in relation to their ancestral homeland, and as a population without the necessary seniority to demand a share of power, will find it hard to continue to get away with that story. Dominicans have simply become too difficult to dismiss. The political establishment will have to come to terms with the reality of the deep roots that Dominicans have grown in this country, too deep, indeed, for them to forego the role they could play in helping design public policy and contribute to shaping the future of the cities, the states, and the society where they live. The Dominican List perhaps is a way of saying that we are here; we have long been here.  Dominicans want what all other segments of the US population want: to have their presence seen, acknowledged, and respected while being allowed to be themselves and, as such, to thrive materially and spiritually. As a bona fide ethnic group in the country’s population, they also want to be liberated from the narrative that imprisons them in the division of foreign affairs.

La Lista Dominicana

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Dominican List Slideshow

Dominican List Prologue by Silvio Torres-Saillant, Ph.D.

15ava Cumbre de Liderazgo de la Mesa Redonda Dominico Americana en Washington, DC

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Washington, DC (26 de Junio, 2012) — The Dominican American National Roundtable has partnered with the Hyatt Regency Washington, DC on Capitol Hill to ensure your stay in Washington, DC during the DANR 15th Annual National Leadership Summit is productive and enjoyable.

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El Programa Nacional de Pasantia 2012 y la 15^vaCumbre Anual de Liderazgo de La Mesa Redonda Dominico-Americana tomarán lugar en Washington, DC al final del mes de julio del presente.

El Programa Nacional de Pasantia 2012 se efectuará del domingo 21 de julio al domingo 29 de julio del presente.  Diez estudiantes universitarios de diferentes partes de los Estados Unidos participarán este año. El tema es: “Participacion Civica: Dirigiendo la Nueva Generacion Hacia Abogacia y Reforma”.

La 15^va  Cumbre Anual de Liderazgo de DANR tomará lugar desde el jueves 26 de julio al domingo 29 de julio.  Las actividades principales de la Cumbre incluyen:

Jueves, 26 de Julio –  9am to 5pm  – Dia Nacional Legislativo

 

Viernes, 27 de Julio 9am – 12pm – Reunion de Junta Directiva de DANR & NDAC

Viernes, 27 de Julio – Talleres Manana y Tarde –U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (entrada gratis).

Viernes, 27 de Julio 4pm Recepcion/Preludio a La Lista Dominicana en U.S. Captiol Visitor Center, Washington, DC.

-Estreno de  “La Lista Dominicana”, una publicacion y recuento audiovisual de la contribucion Dominicana a los Estados Unidos.

- Ceremonia de Reconocimientos: Homenajeados incluyen: los cantantes Monchy & Nathalia, Julissa Marenco, Presidente de Telemundo ZGS, Nelson Valdez, Vice Presidente del 1199, Senador del Estado de Rhode Island Juan Pichardo, Dr. Karina Edmonds Montilla, Ph.D., Especialista de Tecnologia de NASA, Dr. Ramona Hernandez, Directora Ejecutiva del Dominican Studies Institute, Felipe Lopez, Ex jugador del NBA player, y el escritor Diogenes Ramon Abreu, entre otros.

Viernes 27 de julio 8:00PM: Recepcion de Apertura de la 15ava Cumbre Anual de la Mesa Redonda Dominico Americana  en el Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill (400 New Jersey Avenue Washington, DC 20024). Inscribase pulsando aqui.

En la Recepcion participara la cantante Milly Quezada, Monchy y Nathacha, seleccionados de La Lista Dominicana , personalidades, lideres, estudiantes, auspiciadores, miembros de DANR e invitados de las diversas comunidades de los Estados Unidos.

 

Sábado, 28 de Julio, 11am – 4pm  - La Celebracion Historica de la Contribucion Dominicana a los Estados Unidos.

Lugar: Washington Monument en el National Mall (Madison Dr. NW 15^th St NW Washington, DC 20001).  Gratis

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Sábado, 28 de julio 7pm – Recepcion de Clausura VIP (TBA)

 

Domingo, 29 de julio 9am – Reunion de la Junta Directiva de DANR

Domingo, 29 de julio 11am – Resumen de Programa de Pasantia de DANR Summer

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Organizaciones coordinadoras y auspiciadoras de la Celebracion Historica Dominicana 2012 incluyen, Dominican American National Roundtable, National Dominican American Council, Galo’s Corporation, Diversity Foundation, Latino Coalition, The Institute for Latino Studies, Lino Press, Dominican Republic Tourism Board, Voxxi.com y the City University of New York.

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Ganador del Premio Latino Yunel Cruz Será Galardonado en Histórica Celebración “100 Mil Dominicanos en Washington, D. C.”

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*Yonel’s hits: Dominicanita, Made for You, Don Omar “LA LLAVE DE MI CORAZON” junto a el ex Marcy Place, Yunel Cruz*

Washington, DC (July 5, 2012). El viernes 27 de julio de 2012 a las 4:00pm en el auditorio del U.S. Capitol Visitors el joven cantautor de bachata Yunel Cruz será galardonado por la Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR) por su contribucion al mundo de la música.

Yunel, quien anotó su primer hit single con “Dominicanita” en 2010, recibirá el Premio “La Lista Dominicana” en la Recepción de Bienvenida de la 15ª Conferencia Anual de DANR,  programada a celebrarse en Washington, DC desde el  jueves, 26 de julio a sábado, 28 de julio.

El premio le será presentado en presencia de celebridades, dignatarios, artistas, educadores, profesionales, lideres, estudiantes, funcionarios electos, miembros de DANR e invitados distinguidos de las diversas comunidades estadounidenses y dominicanas

Yunel fue nominado por sus fanáticos a “La Lista Dominicana”, un compendio selecto destacando dominicanos de éxito en los Estados Unidos de América. El compendio se publica acompañado del documental sobre la contribución Dominicana a los Estados Unidos en las últimas cinco décadas. Ambos serán estrenados durante la Recepción de Bienvenida el 27 de julio de 2012 a las 4 pm en los U.S. Capitol Visitors Center

El sábado 28 de julio de 11 am a 4 pm, Yunel y otros artistas actuarán en vivo en la primera “Celebración Histórica 100 Mil Dominicanos en el Washington Monument del National Mall en Washington, DC.  Esta celebración es gratuita y abierta al público en general. Inscribase aqui gratis.

Inscripción temprana para la Recepción de Bienvenida en vigencia hasta el 15 de Julio. Para inscribirse oprima here o visite www.danr.org

Para tarifa especial de grupo en hoteles recomendados y para transporte cómodo y asequible en autobús desde Nueva York, Nueva Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Florida y otros lugares de Estados Unidos, pulse aqui o visite www.danr.org

Acerca de Yunel

Yunel Cruz is a bachata singer/songwriter from New York City who scored his first hit single with “Dominicanita” in 2010. Born Jofre Cruz, he is influenced by Miles Peña and Frankie Negron, wrote his first song at age nine, and studied at Fisher College in Boston. Cruz‘s breakout single, “Dominicanita,” was released on the four-song Something Different EP on the independent label Kobe Records in 2010, along with an alternate version of the song, “Mi Mexicanita.” In 2011, Cruz released the follow-up singles “Made for You” and “Soy Tu DJ.” Yet another version of his breakout hit, this one retitled “Mi Columbianita,” was released as a single in 2012.

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Recent news about Yunel

Se suma Yunel Cruz a los Premios Latinos 2012

Otros artistas invitados son Elvis Crespo, Toño Rosario, Mayury Reyna, 24 Horas, Ana Bárbara, Sol Koral, Henry Santos y Monchy & Nathalia

NUEVA  YORK — El ganador de un premio Latino y una nominaciones a Premio Lo Nuestro, Yunel Cruz, se suma a la gran cartelera de artistas invitados a la Décima entrega anual de los esperados premios Latinos 2012 que tendrán lugar el viernes 26 de octubre, a partir de las 7 de la noche en el Symphony Space Theater, de esta ciudad de Nueva York.

El intérprete del éxito radial “Dominicanita”, versiones rancheras, bachata, pop y cumbia colombiana, se presentará con su orquesta, siendo la tercera vez que participa en este evento de gala.

Otras figuras que  están invitadas los merengueros Elvis Crespo y Toño Rosario, así como también la cantante Mexicana Ana Bárbara, quien está lanzando su nueva producción discográfica.

Además, el trío musical internacional 24 Horas y el dueto de bachata Monchy & Nathalia, este último estará presentando su más reciente producción discográfica grabada bajo el sello Terra Music.

El productor ejecutivo del evento, Félix Jerez, informó que otros artistas latinos están siendo convocados, entre ellos Daddy Yankee, Mayury Reyna, Sol Koral, Anayka, Henry Santos del Grupo Aventura, la Sonora Dinamita y se hará un homenaje al Merengue, con Sandy Reyes, Aramis Camilo, Benny Sadel & la Orquesta “Clásicos de los 80s”.

“Estamos trabajando con el equipo de producción para celebrar en grande una década de música, reconocimientos, diversión y el deber cumplido”, explicó Jerez.

Los Premios Latinos 2012 contarán este año con la producción artística de Stanley Afortunado, quien se encargará del glamour y la coordinación de los artistas internacionales y locales.

“Stanley es un socio de mucho valor, un fajador, un joven cantautor y productor que sabe hacer las cosas bien; por eso tenemos muchos años trabajando juntos en proyectos como Premios Urbanos, Viva La Patria/Univision, y Viva La Juventud, así como en la promoción artística”, explicó Jerez.

Al evento de gala que contará este año con alfombra rosada, están siendo invitados todos los medios de comunicación de los Estados Unidos y América Latina.

“A partir del 15 de Julio comenzaremos la campaña publicitaria que estará en  el Diario La Prensa, Univisión, Telemundo, el Canal de las Estrellas, CNN en español y Telemicro Canal 5”, informó Jerez.

Este año se entregarán 15 estatuillas a igual número de artistas, y habrá un máximo galardón para el Latino del Año, el Empresario y la Empresaria del Año.

La presente edición de los Premios Latinos 2012 abrirá un espacio para la promoción de artistas nuevos como Dominican Queen, Yoneiry El Maestro y Bony. Además, presentará la reina Miss Latina Awards 2012, quien será la anfitriona oficial del evento.

Para mayor información sobre los premios Latinos 2012 pueden comunicarse con Stanley Afortunado al 347-977-3159 o escribiendo a stanleybachata@yahoo.com.

Entre los patrocinadores figuran BMI, International Development Institute (IDI) y El Diario La Prensa.

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Inscribase gratis aqui para el evento historico 100 Mil Dominicanos Celebran Presencia y Contribuciones a los Estados Unidos en Washington, DC, Sabado 28 de julio del 2012.

Memorable Speeches Delivered Via Dominican American National Roundtable Conventions and Summits

Silvio Torres-Saillant, Ph.D., delivered a memorable speech at the City College of New York during the 7th Annual National Conference of the Dominican American National Roundtable

Washington, DC.  The Dominican American National Roundtable and the National Dominican American Council present a unique audio-visual series entitled “Memorable Speeches” delivered via DANR conventions and summits.

The series has been produced in response to requests from DANR members, friends, supporters, students and scholars interested in documenting the Dominican migratory experience in the United States.

Among the first files, DANR has retrieved from its audio-visual archives a speech delivered by Silvio Torres-Saillant, Ph.D., at the DANR annual conference held at the City College of New York in 2004.

His speech is available here or at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s47L1ewtYBY&feature=youtu.be

The series is produced by the Common Roots Project, an independent initiative aimed at documenting the migratory experience in the U.S. via conducting and disseminating research studies about the cultures, histories and untold stories of the Americas and the Caribbean.

In the weeks ahead, DANR will release via its national network and website, a list and links to memorable speeches delivered by leaders, scholars, students, DANR presidents, board members and experts along DANR over 14 years of existence.

Coming up next:

Speech by Feniosky Pena Mora, Dean of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University. Speech was delivered at the DANR 12 Annual Conference in Walt Disney World in 2009.

Speech by Thomas Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice, delivered at the DANR 12th Annual National Conference.

“Es Aqui” speech by the Honorable Adriano Espaillat, delivered at DANR 7th Annual National Conference.

Speech delivered by the Honorable Juan Pichardo, RI Senator, at DANR 7th Annual National Conference.

For more information, and to request DVD copies of DANR memorable speeches, send your request via  e-mail to nationalcouncil@danr.org.

Miles de Dominicanos Celebrarán Contribuciones a USA en Washington DC

Washington, DC — La Mesa Redonda y el Concilio Nacional Dominico Americano invitan a todos los dominicanos y sus familiares, amigos y simpatizantes a la masiva congregación histórica de unos 100 Mil Dominicanos a llevarse a cabo el sábado 28 de julio del 2012 a las 11:00 AM en el Washington Monument en el National Mall en Washington, DC, para celebrar sus logros y contribuciones a Los Estados Unidos de América.

Para ver y escuchar video y mensaje de Néstor Montilla, Chairman of the Dominican American Council (NDAC), pulse aqui: http://youtu.be/yYA1hQe3QrA

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Acerca de NDAC

El Concilio Nacional Dominico-Americano (NDAC), con sede en Washington, DC, es un órgano cívico de capacitación, apoderamiento, relaciones públicas, comunitarias y participación compuesto por más de 120 concilios locales en formación en los Estados Unidos y sus territorios, incluyendo Puerto Rico y la Islas Vírgenes Americanas, con la función de determinar la agenda nacional Dominico-Americana en la convención annual de la Mesa Redonda Dominico-Americana (DANR) y de abogar por el desarrollo socio-económico y político de nuestras communidades en áreas concernientes a educación, desarrollo económico, salud, inmigración, vivienda y apoderamiento comunitario.

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Mensaje del Dr. Leonel Fernández Reyna

Washington, DC.–Comentario del Presidente Leonel Fernández Reyna emitido el sábado 21 de mayo del 2011 durante su charla magistral auspiciada por la Mesa Redonda y el Concilio Nacional Dominico Americano en el Hispanic Society of América en Washington Heights, New York, sobre las relaciones de la Diáspora dominicana y la República Dominicana.

“Yo les invito que usen las redes sociales para llevar 100 mil dominicanos a Washington para decir ‘nosotros queremos la democracia, queremos la libertad, pero también queremos la prosperidad, queremos el bienestar para los dominicanos que residen aqui en los Estados Unidos, pero también para los dominicanos que residen en la República Domincana’”. President Leonel Fernández Reyna—

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http://danr.org/2011/05/22/danr-hosts-in-nyc-lecture-by-president-leonel-fernandez/

Remarks by Dr. Ricardo R. Fernández, President of Lehman College

Washington, DC (December 28, 2011).–On Saturday, October 8, 2011, Dr. Ricardo R. Fernández, President of Lehman College of The City University of New York, greeted participants of the 14th Annual Leadership Summit of the Dominican American National Roundtable and the National Council.

To watch a video of his welcome remarks visit http://youtu.be/NCRF1SCTw5g

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About the DANR

The Dominican American National Roundtable is the only non-profit, non-partisan 501 (c) (3) Corporation based in Washington, DC advocating for the educational, socio-economic and political development of our diverse communities and all people of Dominican origin in the United States of America, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

ABOUT the National Dominican American Council (NDAC)

NDAC is a civic-community-engagement and public relations training organ composed of over 120 local councils functioning in the United States and territories, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NDAC responsibilities include setting the national Dominican American agenda at the Dominican American National Roundtable Annual Convention, and advocating for the socio-economic and political development of all Dominican Americans and our diverse communities in areas concerning education, economic development, health, immigration, housing and community empowerment (nationalcouncil@danr.org).

Remarks by CUNY Senior Vice Chancellor Jay Hershenson

Washington, DC (December 28, 2011).  City University of New York Senior Vice Chancellor and Secretary of the Board of Trustees Jay Hershenson delivered greeting remarks at the 14th Annual Leadership Summit of the Dominican American National Roundtable and the National Council held at Lehman College on Saturday, October 8, 2011.

Vice Chancellor Hershenson was introduced by Dr. Ricardo R. Fernandez, President of Lehman College.

To watch video visit http://youtu.be/GsXnqHAwSdQ or click here.

More at www.danr.org

About the DANR

The Dominican American National Roundtable is the only non-profit, non-partisan 501 (c) (3) Corporation based in Washington, DC advocating for the educational, socio-economic and political development of our diverse communities and all people of Dominican origin in the United States of America, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

ABOUT the National Dominican American Council (NDAC)

NDAC is a civic-community-engagement and public relations training organ composed of over 120 local councils functioning in the United States and territories, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NDAC responsibilities include setting the national Dominican American agenda at the Dominican American National Roundtable Annual Convention, and advocating for the socio-economic and political development of all Dominican Americans and our diverse communities in areas concerning education, economic development, health, immigration, housing and community empowerment (nationalcouncil@danr.org).

Annual State of the Dominicans in the U.S. Address by President María Teresa Feliciano

Washington, DC (December 28, 2011).  DANR President Dr. María Teresa Feliciano delivered the Annual State of the Dominicans in the U.S. address at the 14th Annual Leadership Summit of the Dominican American National Roundtable and the National Council held at Lehman College on Saturday, October 8, 2011.

To watch video visit http://youtu.be/i3Ud6hhZlB4 or click here.

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About the DANR

The Dominican American National Roundtable is the only non-profit, non-partisan 501 (c) (3) Corporation based in Washington, DC advocating for the educational, socio-economic and political development of our diverse communities and all people of Dominican origin in the United States of America, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

ABOUT the National Dominican American Council (NDAC)

NDAC is a civic-community-engagement and public relations training organ composed of over 120 local councils functioning in the United States and territories, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NDAC responsibilities include setting the national Dominican American agenda at the Dominican American National Roundtable Annual Convention, and advocating for the socio-economic and political development of all Dominican Americans and our diverse communities in areas concerning education, economic development, health, immigration, housing and community empowerment (nationalcouncil@danr.org).

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