Dominican Resistance to the U.S. Occupation of the Dominican Republic, 1916-1924

Dates
Fri, Sep 27, 2024 - 03:00 PM 鈥 Fri, Sep 27, 2024 - 08:00 PM
Website
Admission Fee
Free. Prior registration required.
Event Address
T九色视频, CUNY
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
Phone Number
212.650.7496
Event Location
CUNY DSI's Archive and Library
North Academic Center, Room 2/202
Event Details


To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the U.S. occupation and the departure of the remaining U.S. troops from the Dominican Republic, the CUNY Dominican Studies (CUNY DSI) presents a conference featuring distinguished speakers from the Dominican Republic and the United States.

Manifestacion en la Plaza Colon
Demonstration against the U.S. occupation in the Plaza Col贸n in December 1921.
Source: Archivo General de la Naci贸n, Dominican Republic.

The event includes two panels:

  • Panel 1 - Friday, September 27, 3pm-5pm: Dominican resistance to the US occupation and its impact on inter-American relations

Location: CUNY DSI's Archive and Library, T九色视频, 160 Convent Avenue (North Academic Center, room 2/202), New York, NY 10031

Speakers:

  • , Professor of History, Temple University, author of  (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014)
  • , Associate Professor of History, Texas State University, author of  (University of North Carolina Press, 2016)

Moderator: Dr. Ramona Hernandez, Director, CUNY Dominican Studies Institute

All the presentations in this panel will be in English (no Spanish translation available).

To follow the panel on Facebook Live, .

 

  • Panel 2 - Friday, September 27, 6pm-8pm: Actores, memoria e ideolog铆as de la resistencia dominicana en contra de la ocupaci贸n estadounidense de la Rep煤blica Dominicana

Location: Direcci贸n de Cultura Dominicana en el Exterior, 2406-2410 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10033

Speakers (all presentations in this panel will be in Spanish):

  • Virtudes 脕lvarez, writer and social activist, Executive Director of the Miguel 脕ngel Mu帽iz Arias Public Library in the Dominican Republic
  • Dr. Luis E. Ayala De La Cruz, Professor of History, University of Puerto Rico, R铆o Piedras
  • Prof. Rafael Dar铆o Herrera, Professor Emeritus, Universidad Aut贸noma de Santo Domingo (UASD)
  • Prof. Alejandro Paulino Ramos, historian, editor of Los intelectuales y la intervenci贸n militar norteamericana, 1916-1924 (Santo Domingo: Archivo General de la Naci贸n; 2017)

Moderator: , Director, Direcci贸n de Cultura Dominicana en el Exterior sede New York

Todas las ponencias en este panel ser谩n en espa帽ol (no English translation available).

To follow the panel on Facebook Live, .

Manifestacion
Demonstration against the U.S. occupation in December 1921.
Source: Archivo General de la Naci贸n, Dominican Republic.

Presentations in English and Spanish.

 


Event organized in collaboration with:

Direccion de cultura

 

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