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CUNY Dominican Studies Institute

New York, NY USA

CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI) at The City College of New York is the nation's first, university-based research institute devoted to the study of people of Dominican descent in the United States and other parts of the world.

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Through the lens: groana melendez’s West 176 street

melendez, groana. West 176 Street. Brooklyn, NY: Matarile Ediciones, 2021. The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI) Library is pleased to acknowledge the donation of the photo book West 176 Street by groana melendez. The book was donated by Martha Naranjo Sandoval who manages the small press Matarile Ediciones based... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2022 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Rare Dominican Stamp Collection donated to the CUNY DSI Library

DSA member Ethan Srebnick with the stamp collection he donated to the CUNY DSI Library. On March 2022, the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library received a unique stamp collection from Ethan Srebnick, a City College student and the Public Relations & Marketing Chair of the Dominican Students Association (DSA) on... Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2022 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Alum/Author spotlight: Alejandro Heredia’s You’re The Only Friend I Need

Heredia, Alejandro. You’re The Only Friend I Need. Los Angeles, C.A.: Gold Line Press, 2021 We wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate and share our thoughts on queer Afro-Dominican writer and community organizer Alejandro Heredia’s debut collection of short stories You’re The Only Friend I Need, as well as... Continue reading

Posted Mar 23, 2022 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Author Spotlight: Teaching Resources for K-12 of Roberto Carlos García's [Elegies]

Donated poetry collections by Roberto Carlos García: Melancolía, black / Maybe: An Afro Lyric, and [Elegies] are available at the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library. Dominican poet, storyteller, and essayist Roberto Carlos García shared a set of lesson plans based on his third poetry collection [Elegies] through the Dominican Writers... Continue reading

Posted Feb 2, 2022 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Artist Yelaine Rodriguez donates personal archive to the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

Yelaine Rodriguez at the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Archives and Library, November 23, 2021 Yelaine Rodriguez, the Bronx-based Dominican interdisciplinary artist, curator, and educator best known for her bold wearable art and site-specific installations on Afro-syncretic traditions, has donated a part of her personal archive to the CUNY Dominican Studies... Continue reading

Posted Jan 11, 2022 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Donor Appreciation for renowned writer Julia Álvarez

We are indebted to the award-winning novelist, poet and essayist Julia Álvarez for her donations and continuous support to the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library. We are fortunate to have received her timely donations that include complete collections of her published writings as well as books and rare materials from... Continue reading

Posted Dec 22, 2021 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Donor spotlight: Kianny N. Antigua

The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library would like to take a moment to acknowledge the generous donations of Dominican fiction writer, poet, and translator Kianny N. Antigua to our library over the years. Antigua has been a long-time supporter of the Dominican Library, which is located at The City College... Continue reading

Posted Nov 22, 2021 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jimenes donates important publications to the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

The books donated to the library from Centro León We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Director Maria Amalia León for making possible a generous donation of the publications of Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jimenes (Centro León) in the Dominican Republic. The donation includes an extensive assortment of... Continue reading

Posted Nov 2, 2021 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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ONTO donates two publications to the CUNY DSI Library

ONTO Pub/1 edition and the third ONTO Pub /3 edition are now available at the library. Professor Sarah Aponte would like to thank Julianny Ariza for donating two copies of the Dominican art publication ONTO to our library through artist Joiri Minaya, collaborator of ONTO publications. The donation consists of... Continue reading

Posted Oct 22, 2021 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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President of Fundación Refidomsa Félix (Felucho) Jiménez donates unique Dominican music collection to the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

Chief Librarian Prof. Sarah Aponte would like to thank Mr. Félix (Felucho) Jiménez for his generous music collection donation to our CUNY DSI Library. We would like to acknowledge CUNY DSI Director and Sociology Professor Dr. Ramona Hernández for her continuous support to the library. From left to right: Dr.... Continue reading

Posted Sep 30, 2021 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Here Comes Calico! The First Dominican American Superhero

The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library would like to thank Dominican writer, creator, and founder of Sigma Comics, H.H. German, for donating issues #1 and #2 of Here comes CALICO. CALICO is a new indie-comic book character named Hector Gil, with roots in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic, where... Continue reading

Posted Jul 13, 2021 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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A History of Dominican Music in the U.S. announced by Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership

Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership included in their newsletter At A Glance a note about our recently launched website A History of Dominican Music in the United States , the first open-source digital platform narrating the history of Dominican music as it developed during the past century... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2020 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Donation of Dominican-Related Educational Resources to the Bronx Community College Library

The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library donated over 500 Dominican-related materials to the Bronx Community College Library (BCC) to serve their growing Dominican and Latino student population. BCC Professor and Librarian Nelson Santana picked up the materials and stated that this donation will enrich student’s accessibility to materials on the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 20, 2019 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Juan Pujadas donates part of his wife’s personal library collection

Dr. Estrella Betances de Pujadas, Courtesy of Juan Pujadas Earlier this year, library assistant Matthew Santana and I went on a trip to Sleep Hollow, New York to choose books from the vast library of Dr. Estrella Betances de Pujadas (1935-2004), professor, poet, and author of several books. All of... Continue reading

Posted Nov 11, 2019 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Engaging young minds: Dominican Library and the City College Academy of the Arts

Since 2014, the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library (CUNY DSI), the most extensive Dominican Studies collection in the United States, has successfully collaborated with the City College Academy of the Arts (CCAA)’s Bridge to College Program for 8th graders. Every year, students excitedly look forward to this 8-week workshop to... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2019 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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El profesor Max U. Montesino dona su publicación

Gracias Prof. Max U. Montesino por donar a nuestra biblioteca su reciente publicación Retrato del dominicano en la organización: impacto de la cultura nacional en el comportamiento gerencial (Editorial Santuario, 2018). Este libro contiene un análisis introspectivo sobre el impacto de valores y normas de la cultura nacional dominicana en... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2019 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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New Books: Recent Acquisitions in the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

The CUNY DSI Library is proud to announce its recent acquisitions. We are grateful for the support and generosity of The City College Libraries. We look forward to making these titles available to students, researchers, and the general public very soon. Click on the image to enlarge and get a... Continue reading

Posted Feb 25, 2019 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Rehousing of ¡AHORA! Magazine Collection

The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library has just completed the reorganization and rehousing of the ¡AHORA! magazine collection. ¡AHORA! magazine was founded by Dominican journalist and lawyer Rafael Molina Morillo on January 15, 1962, and was considered a progressive media outlet for its support of freedom of expression and human... Continue reading

Posted Oct 10, 2018 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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BuzzFeed’s Pero Like producers Julissa Calderón and Gadiel Del Orbe visit CUNY DSI

After our tribute to Normandía Maldonado last week, the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Archives and Library was fortunate to receive this morning Julissa Calderón and Gadiel Del Orbe from BuzzFeed's “Pero Like” producers. They came to film a video about the historical legacy of Normandía Maldonando and interviewing members of... Continue reading

Posted Mar 22, 2018 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Thank you Dr. Minosca Victoria Alcántara for your visit and kind donation

Professor Sarah Aponte would like to thank Dr. Minosca Victoria Alcántara for donating her dissertation "Latina High School Students Figured World of Stem: Identity Formation in Formal and Informal Communities of Practice" (Teachers College, Columbia University 2015). We are also grateful for her visit to the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2018 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Visita de historiadores dominicanos

El Profesor Anthony Stevens-Acevedo y la Profesora Sarah Aponte, Director Auxiliar y Encargada de la Biblioteca del CUNY DSI respectivamente, agradecen al Dr. Marcos Charles (izquierda en la fotografía) por coordinar la visita de los historiadores dominicanos José C. Novas, (segundo desde la izquierda), Luis Alvarez López (tercero desde la... Continue reading

Posted Feb 20, 2018 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Donación del Monumento a los Héroes de la Restauración

La Prof. Sarah Aponte agradece la grata acogida del arquitecto José Manuel Antuñano Peralta, Director del Monumento a los Héroes de la Restauración durante su visita a Santiago, República Dominicana. En la foto, aparecen en compañía de la relacionista Arelis Albino, en donde le obsequian el libro: El Monumento a... Continue reading

Posted Feb 7, 2018 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Thank you Professor Rosa Andújar for your visit and kind donation

Professor Sarah Aponte would like to thank Professor Rosa Andújar, Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Department of Liberal Arts at King's College London, for donating her article "The Caribbean Socrates: Pedro Henríquez Ureña and the Mexican Ateneo de la Juventud." We are also grateful for her visit to the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 9, 2017 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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El historiador y ensayista José C. Novas dona su publicación

La Profesora Sarah Aponte agradece al historiador José C. Novas por donar su reciente publicación Trujillo, la emboscada final. Muerte y funeral del generalísimo (Editorial Argos, 2014) a nuestra biblioteca. Actualmente, el Prof. Novas es uno de los ganadores de la beca de investigación CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Archives and... Continue reading

Posted Aug 1, 2017 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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Visita del Dr. Carlos Báez Evertsz

La Profesora Sarah Aponte agradece al Dr. Carlos Báez Evertsz por donar varios de sus libros a nuestra biblioteca y por su grata visita. La donación consiste de dos de su obras: La modernización fallida: República Dominicana (1996-2012) (editorial Betania, 2012) y Desigualdad y clases sociales (editorial Betania, 2016). Jhensen... Continue reading

Posted Jul 20, 2017 at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Library

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