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	Dominican Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dominican Republic, (Spanish: República Dominicana, IPA [re'puβlika domini'kana]) is a country located on the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti.
		Among the cultural signs that they left were cave paintings around the country, which have become touristic and nationalistic symbols of the Dominican Republic, and words from their language, including "hurricane" (hurrakan) and "tobacco" (tabakko).
		The Dominican sentiment towards these immigrants is frequently negative, and at times in its history, including the period during and after Haiti merged the two nations (the 19th century and the reign of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo), there have been anti-Haitian pogroms, slaughtering 18,000 Haitians at the border [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dominican_Republic (2140 words)

	Culture of the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The island of [hispaniola]which includes the present-day Dominican Republic, was the first in the New World populated by the Spaniards.
		The metropolitan culture available to the upper class and vanishing (due to economic turbulence as of late) middle class is often comparable to the life of city dwellers in the rich countries of Western Europe and the United States.
		Dominicans truncate or aspirate their final s es such that "Vamos a las dos o a las tres" sounds like "vamo a las doh o a lah treh." Similar to their Puerto Rican and Cuban neighbors, the /r/ final may be flattened into an /l/.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culture_of_the_Dominican_Republic (1036 words)

	Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange: An Introduction to the Culture of The ...
		The Dominican Republic is located on the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies, together with its neighbor to the west, Haiti. The eastern two thirds of Hispaniola belongs to the Dominican Republic and the western one third to Haiti.
		The Dominican population is estimated at 8,442,533 (CIA, 2000).
		Dominicans account for a large number of legal immigrants that have migrated in recent years, as well as the uncounted, but presumably large influx of illegal immigrants who are contributing to the explosion in the U.S. Latino population.
	cirrie.buffalo.edu /domrep.html (11272 words)

	dominican republic culture and sociopolitics
		Dominicans traditionally preferred to think of themselves as descendants of the island's Indians and the Spanish, ignoring their African heritage.
		The image of this white "macho" paternalistic Dominican of Spanish descent dominates the psycopolitic context of the Dominican soul.
		The quintessential actor of the "Blanco de la tierra" complex of the Dominican Republic was Raphael Leonidas Trujillo Molina.
	www.kwabs.com /dominican_republic_culture.html (654 words)

	Dominican Republic Junky - Culture
		The Dominican Republic was the first country colonized by the European invaders from Spain.
		The Dominican Republic's culture is said to have roots in Europe, Africa, and Indigenous America.
		Dominicans truncate or aspirate their final s es such that "Vamos a las dos o a las tres" sounds like "vamo a las doh o a lah treh." Like our Puerto Rican and Cuban neighbors, the /r/ final may be flattened into an /l/.
	www.dr-junky.com /culture.htm (706 words)

	Dominican Republic History & Dominican Republic Culture \| iExplore.com
		In 1795, the city of Santo Domingo – the oldest city in the Americas, founded by Columbus’ brother, in 1496 – was ceded to the French, followed by the rest of the island of Hispaniola later the same year.
		After many years of civil war, dictatorship and US occupation, the Republic was ruled by the dictatorship of General Rafael Trujillo (1930-61), whose assassination led to a period of civil unrest.
		The USA is substantially the Dominican Republic’s main trading partner, followed by Venezuela, Mexico, The Netherlands and Japan.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Dominican+Republic/History (643 words)

	Untitled
		Written by a former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, this book covers the period beginning with the assassination of the dictator Trujillo in 1961 and continues through the civil unrest that followed, including the brief presidency of the democratically-elected Juan Bosch.
		During the last days of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic, three young women, members of a conservative, pious Catholic family, who had become committed to the revolutionary overthrow of the regime, were ambushed and assassinated as they drove back from visiting their jailed husbands.
		This novel is based on the historical event of the 1956 kidnapping of Jesus de Galindez, an outspoken opponent of the Trujillo regime in the Dominican Republic.
	www.albany.edu /~ca3975/htmlpathfinder.htm (3220 words)

	Dominican Republic Travel Guide \| Fodor's Online
		Dominicans have beautiful smiles and warm hearts and are proud of their island, which is blessed with pearl-white beaches and a vibrant, Latin culture.
		A land of contrasts, the Dominican Republic has alpine landscapes, brown rivers with white-water rapids, rain forests full of wild orchids, and fences of multicolor bougainvillea.
		A great Dominican dream is to go to the States as a shortstop or pitcher and become the next Sammy Sosa, then return to be a philanthropist in their own hometown.
	www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=dominican_rep@59 (462 words)

	Dominican Republic -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Dominican Republic's shores are washed by the Caribbean to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north.
		Located in the Caribbean Sea, the Dominican Republic covers an area of 18,792 square miles (48,671 square kilometers), occupying the eastern portion of Hispaniola, the second largest island of the Antilles.
		The Dominican Republic once had many pine, hardwood, and mixed pine-hardwood forests, but hurricanes, fire, uncontrolled cutting, and conversion to agriculture...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9117380?&query=dominican (771 words)

	Learn Spanish in the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic Spanish Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The culture of the Dominican Republic today is the result of many different influences over the centuries.
		Visual arts and handicrafts are popular in Republic Dominican, but the country's most distinctive cultural outlet is probably its music, which is an eclectic blend of European, African and indigenous rhythms.
		Dominican Republic Spanish Schools don Quijote Dominican Republic spanish language schools.
	www.spanishinlatinamerica.com /dominicanrepublic.culture.asp (281 words)

	Dominican Republic Histroy Culture Information - Directory
		But the territory that is presently the Dominican Republic did not benefit from this revolution.
		Finally in 1821, a revolt in the Dominican Republic which was lead by Jose Nunez de Caceres, managed to gain independance from Spain.
		While the Dominican Republic was freed from Spanish control, this did not grant the Dominican people true independance.
	www.dominicanrepublicpage.com /History_Culture.html (988 words)

	Dominican Republic : QuicklyFind Info
		A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative, rule for much of the 20th century—most notably the brutal 32 year reign of US sponsored dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo —was brought to an end in 1961 when the dictator was killed.
		The Dominican Republic should not be confused with Dominica, another Caribbean country.
		89% of Dominicans are baptised in the Roman Catholic Church
	www.quicklyfind.com /info/Dominican_Republic.htm (295 words)

	What's there to know about Dominican Republic culture?
		When you are on a Dominican Republic vacation you shouldn't have a care in the world, the locals rarely do, and they have had more cause than many in the past to be seriously aggravated by things!
		Maybe the fact is that the Dominican Republic culture seems to be summed-up by such apparent complacency because they realise that sometimes you have to wait several generations before things take a turn for the better.
		If you have any other questions about Dominican Republic culture that we don't seem to have touched on, well we know we're not perfect...so please contact us...but remember to ask your question in the right way...we are Dominicans after all!
	www.visiting-the-dominican-republic.com /dominican-republic-culture.html (698 words)

	Peace Corps \| World Wise Schools \| Lesson Plans \| Teacher Guides \| Insights from the Field
		Culture (Theme I): Social Studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of culture and cultural diversity so that learners can compare similarities and differences in the ways groups, societies, and cultures meet human needs and concerns.
		Explain to students that these descriptions of the Dominican people and their culture were provided by Peace Corps Volunteers who have served in the Dominican Republic.
		Tell them that their task is to work as “cultural detectives” by reading each quote and matching it up with one or more of the cultural features on Worksheet #1:.
	www.peacecorps.gov /WWS/guides/insights/culture/module1/lesson4/lesson4.html (519 words)

	Dominican Republic
		The Dominican Republic also has a rich political and cultural history, blending African, European, and American Indian influences, as seen in its food and people.
		Santo Domingo, the capital city of the Dominican Republic, was the first city to be established in the New World.
		Albany's summer program in the Dominican Republic is an 8-week program that allows students to take 6 credits of intensive Spanish language study and an additional 3 credits of coursework covering Dominican culture (taught in English).
	www.albany.edu /studyabroad/programs/dominican.htm (1087 words)

	Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Certain traits of these ethnic groups are still present in the Dominican culture, such as the food, language, religion and personality of the people (Goodwin, 116).
		Dominicans also use some of the Taino’s words in their language, such as tobacco, hammock and canoe (Lonely Planet website).
		It is common for Dominican men to open doors for women, assist them across the street and, of course, comment on their beauty.
	www.uvm.edu /~mholmes/hst164/culture.html (719 words)

	Dominican Republic - The Executive
		The political culture of the Dominican Republic, with its emphasis on machismo and strong leadership, reinforced this tendency to make the president the focal point of the political system.
		The Constitution requires that presidential candidates be Dominican citizens by birth or origin, at least thirty years old, and in possession of all political and civil rights.
		Among the most important are those that grant him authority over virtually all appointments and removals of public officials; empower him to promulgate the laws passed by Congress; direct him to engage in diplomatic relations; and empower him to command, to deploy, and to make appointments in, the armed forces.
	countrystudies.us /dominican-republic/57.htm (664 words)

	Bits of Culture - Dominican Republic
		The body is taken away to the readied for their burial and later returned to the home so that family, friends and community can come by to visit and pay their respects to the remaining family members.
		The deceased person’s body is not embalmed in the Dominican Republic.
		The Dominican Republic is considered the breadbasket of the Caribbean because it grows, farms and catches almost everything that’s served on dinner tables everywhere
	www.mgh.harvard.edu /interpreters/b_domi.asp (256 words)

	Dominican Republic History \| Information, articles, resources and Dominican Republic History reference guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The history of the Dominican Republic Hartford Web Publishing is not the author of the documents in World History Archives and does not presume to validate their accuracy or authenticity nor to...
		History The Dominican Republic is located in the Central Caribbean, occupying two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with neighboring Haiti.
		Dominican republic country studies Acknowledgments and Preface History The First Colony Haiti and Santo Domingo Santana and Baez Annexation by Spain, 1861-65 The Contest for Power, 1865-82 Ulises...
	www.dicchamber.org /dominican/dominicanrepublichistory (1576 words)

	Looking for Dominican Republic facts, figures, stats, travel tips and links?
		The Dominican Republic’s monetary unit is the peso, written RD$.
		Dominican paper currency is in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 and 2,000 peso notes
		The official language of the Dominican Republic is Spanish, though English, French, German and Italian are spoken in most tourist areas and by tour guides.
	www.visiting-the-dominican-republic.com /dominican_republic_facts.html (1099 words)

	Jay's Tour of the Dominican Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Located in the Caribbean Sea, the Dominican Republic covers an area of 18,703 square miles (48,440 square kilometers), occupying the eastern portion of Hispaniola (about 2/3 of the Island), the second largest island of the Antilles.
		Since the Dominican Republic is located just south of the Tropic of Cancer, the temperature varies little from season to season.
		Today, 70% of the Dominican Republic's population are mulattoes, the result of extensive intermingling between white European settlers and African slaves.
	members.aol.com /jayventura/rd/repdom.htm (819 words)

	Travel in Sosua - Dominican Republic - Latin America - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		osua is located in the heart of the beautiful beach area on the North Coast (Atlantic Ocean) of the Dominican Republic, about 20 km east of Puerto Plata, only 5 km from the main airport of the North, Puerto Plata International and 14 km west of Cabarete.
		Most of the buildings in the centre are old and are typical of most Dominican villages, with crowded rambling streets and noisy moto-conchos running up and down the streets.
		All of the restaurants serve local dishes, and the ambiance is typically Dominican.
	www.americatravelling.net /dominican_republic/sosua/sosua_culture.htm (506 words)

	Art and culture of Dominican Republic
		Their centre is built according to the principal of traditional urbinisation in a checkerboard plan, right angled intersections and straight roads.
		Whether rich or poor, the dominican dwelling is principally individual and consequently the Dominican city is flat and very spread out.
		Religion : There is a total freedom of religion in the Dominican Republic, nonetheless one of the objectives of colonization has largely been met and 95% of the population is Catholic.
	www.elcaballotours.com /dominicain_republic_art_culture_en.html (668 words)

	Dominican Republic Tourism: History and Culture of the Dominican Republic
		Dominican Republic Tourism: History and Culture of the Dominican Republic
		The firm provides assistance and information regarding residency and naturalization in the Dominican Republic, incorporated companies, legal title transfer services in regards to real estate, plus other related services.
		John has lived in the Dominican Republic for over seven years and has helped numerous clients in the Dominican Republic accordingly.
	www.thedominicanrepublic.net /historyandculture.htm (782 words)

	Dominican Republic Culture
		The Eastern Caribbean has produced notable figures in literature, including V S Naipaul of Trinidad, George Lamming of Barbados, Jamaica Kincaid of Antigua, Maryse Condé and Nobel prizewinner Saint-John Perse of Guadeloupe, Jean Rhys of Dominica and St Lucia's Nobel prizewinner, Derek Walcott.
		The contemporary poets Aimé Césaire and Édouard Glissant hail from Martinique; they both write about the Blacks' struggles for cultural identity under the burden of colonial influences.
		The Caribbean's prime cultural contribution is its music - calypso, soca, steel pan, ska, reggae and zouk.
	www.traveldocs.com /do/culture.htm (443 words)

	Amazon.com: Culture and Customs of the Dominican Republic (Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean): ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, has a rich history beginning with the first inhabitants, the Taino indians, to the Spanish conquistadors, African slaves, and numerous waves of immigrants.
		Culture and Customs of the Dominican Republic is the first book to encompass the vibrancy of the land, its people, and their cultures and customs.
		It surveys the daily lives of average Dominicans and also the unusual folk practices of the rural populace.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0313303142?v=glance (516 words)

	Dominican Republic Travel & Resort Links - Debbie's Dominican Republic Travel page
		Remedy Dominican Republic is a medical student organization at the Pritzker School of Medicine dedicated to relieving the health disparities of third world countries.
		The DREAM Project improves the education of poor children in the Dominican Republic by donating supplies, building new facilities, and placing volunteers in classrooms and libraries.
		Sister Island Project brings volunteers to a small rural community in the Dominican Republic where volunteers stay with local families, and help with activities such as running an arts camp for children, teaching English, and construction.
	www.debbiesdominicantravel.com /links.html (448 words)

	Dominican Republic Flowers - Online Dominican Republic Florist
		Let Floral Alliance be your floral connection to the Dominican Republic.
		Orders are designed considering the tastes and culture of the Dominican Republic.
		Flower substitutions occur only when necessary due to the lack of availability of some flowers in the Dominican Republic.
	worldwide-florist.com /Dominican_Republic.html (307 words)

	Silvio Torres-Saillant
		Co-sponsored and organized the international symposium "Up from the Margins: Diversity as Challenge to the Democratic Nation," with the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and various sister institutions in the United States and abroad, with the financial support of the Rockefeller Foundation ($76, 000).
		Featuring over 50 scholars from Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Spain, and the United States, the event took place in two parts and two cities: in New York City (City College) 22-23 June 2001 and in Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo Hotel) 29-30 June 2001.
		"Dominican Culture at the End of the Century: Issues for a Future Research Agenda," a symposium on visual arts, spiritual traditions, popular/folk music, and history of the Dominican people in the homeland and the United States.
	english.syr.edu /faculty/torres-saillant.htm (4424 words)

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