Category Archives: Culture
Prejudices Against the Dominican Accent & Anti-Dominican Sentiment
Dominicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, coastal Colombians, coastal Panamanians, Argentinians, and Andalusian/Canarian Spaniards generally tend to...
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Sep
Life After the Bronx: 7 Important Things I Had to Learn Getting Out of the Hood
Let me start off with a blasphemous admission: I hated the Bronx. [Gasp!] A lot...
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Jul
“No Me Cierres la Puerta!” Community vs. Independence: Conflicting Multicultural Values
One of the loveliest but trickiest things about growing up both Dominican and American is...
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Apr
“But where were you born?!” Traveling While Multicultural
“BUT… where were you born?” “BUT… where is your family now?” “BUT… do you have...
Aug
Why I am “Dominican Abroad” and Not “American Abroad”
What does it mean to be an American? We are a 236-year-old relatively nascent country...
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Nov
Ten Common Misconceptions About Me, A Dominican-American Abroad
“I wish I had your perfect life.” An Instagram user sent me this message recently....
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Sep