Caribbean Connections: The Dominican Republic is a unique reader-friendly overview of the history, politics and culture of the fourth largest Latino community in the United States. This 270-page book includes essays, oral histories, poetry, fiction, lesson plans (for high school and college classrooms) and beautifully illustrated timelines and maps. Authors include Julia Alvarez, Edwidge Danticat, Junot Diaz, and Pedro Mir.
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At Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 87percent of the student body is of Dominican descent, and students have many opportunities to explore their cultural heritage. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
term bachata, official census figures, music and baseball, chain migration Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dominican Republic, New York, United States, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico, Washington Heights, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Florida, English Language Arts, Foreign Language, Puerto Ricans, San Pedro, Latin American, Silvio Torres-Saillant, Pedro Tavarez, San Juan, African Americans, Jocelyn Santana, Jorge Duany, Juan Luis Guerra, Ruth Glasser, Sor Milagros, Dominican Americans, Julia Alvarez New!
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At Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 87percent of the student body is of Dominican descent, and students have many opportunities to explore their cultural heritage. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
term bachata, official census figures, music and baseball, chain migration Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dominican Republic, New York, United States, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico, Washington Heights, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Florida, English Language Arts, Foreign Language, Puerto Ricans, San Pedro, Latin American, Silvio Torres-Saillant, Pedro Tavarez, San Juan, African Americans, Jocelyn Santana, Jorge Duany, Juan Luis Guerra, Ruth Glasser, Sor Milagros, Dominican Americans, Julia Alvarez New!
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- The Dominican Americans (The New Americans) by Silvio Torres-Saillant on 5 pages
- In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez on 4 pages
- The Transnational Villagers by Peggy Levitt on 4 pages
- The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat on page 211, page 215, and page 218
- Lapsing to Grace: Poems and Drawings by Rhina P. Espaillat on page 3, page 4, and page 173
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