Founded in 1992 at The City College of New York, the Dominican Studies Institute of the City University of New York is the first and only university-based research institute in the United States devoted to the study of people of Dominican descent.
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New York City Council Presents $1.377 Million Grant to CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI)
New York City Council Presents $1.377 Million Grant to CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI). CUNY TV-75. Produced by Gisela Sanders. New York, 2004. English. Color; 58 minutes. VHS.
A press conference to announce the grant presented to the CUNY DSI on November 8, 2004 by City Council Speaker Grifford Miller, City Council Education Committee Chair Charles Barron, and City Council Member Miguel Martínez. They made a ceremonial check presentation to Dr. Ramona Hernández, CUNY DSI Director and Dr. Gregory Williams, President of City College. The grant will be used to expand the Institute's library and to construct the Dominican Archives.
The City College of New York
North Academic Center (NAC), 4/107
160 Convent Avenue at 138th Street
New York, NY 10031
By phone:
Institute Main Office: 212.650.7496
Archives and Library: 212.650.7170
CUNY DSI is a member since 1998 of
Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR)
