CUNY Dominican Studies Institute 2008 Summer Scholarship

The purpose of the Scholarship is to support scholarly research projects, educational projects, professional activities such as papers to be presented at conferences, conducting seminars or workshops, or creative works that focus on the Dominican population in the U.S. Topics include, but are not limited to, issues of cultural studies, including identity, women/gender, religion; as well as technology; migration; labor market; poverty/economics; race; color; language acquisition; assimilation or resistance; educational achievement; health; social class; politics and history.

CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Summer Scholarship grantees will receive a maximum amount of $3,000. Grantees must be enrolled in an accredited University or College for the duration of the project for which the Scholarship is granted and must attach evidence of enrollment to the proposal. Undergraduates, master’s and doctoral candidates are encouraged to apply.

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The Summer Scholarship Program is made possible through the generosity of the Honorable Miguel Martinez, member of the New York City Council.

Second International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Dominican Studies, May 2008
              
The Dominican Studies Association, a group of scholars and academics in the field of Dominican Studies, present "Dominicans in the U.S. Prior to 1970: Recovering an Earlier Dominican Presence," ("Dominicanos en los Estados Unidos antes 1970"). This conference is dedicated to literary historian, critic and essayist Camila Henríquez-Ureña and New York based painter Tito Cánepa.
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