CODA Documentary Brought Chuckles of Pride and Tears of Self-fullfilment to Conference Participants as They Saw Their Accomplishments on Big Screen
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Contact: Amiris Perez, 973-432-7688 – thelatinoinstitute@gmail.com
Newark, NJ – Over 600 Dominican and Latino Leaders attended the 10th Annual Conference on Dominican Affairs at the Rutgers School of Law – Center for Law & Justice, 123 Washington Street Newark, NJ.
Speakers and panelists included journalists Nuria Piera, Antonio Martinez and Fernando Aquino, Dr. Ramon Antonio Veras, Dr. Jesus Abreu Montero, world-renown plastic surgeon, and Hon. Kay Palacios, the first Dominican …

“It’s time to talk: Let’s talk about power sharing and strategizing,”
said Dr. Maria Teresa Feliciano, CODA President.
 

Newark, NJ – On Sunday, February 21, 2010, from 8 am to 4 pm the 10th Annual New Jersey Conference on Dominican Affairs (CODA) will hold its first state-wide pow-wow about Dominican-Puerto Rican historical relations.  The panel discussion will take place at 11 am at Rutgers School of Law – Center for Law & Justice, 123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ  07102.  
“Dominicans and Puerto Ricans have maintained a long-lasting historical relationship from colonial times …

 
Newark, NJ — The distinguished journalist Nuria Piera, known for her investigative reports in the Dominican Republic, will speak at the New Jersey Conference on Dominican Affairs on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at the Rutgers School of Law in New Jersey.
 
“It is an honor for me to address Dominicans in New Jersey about the role of investigative reporting as an agent of social change.” (Es para mi un honor ir a hablar a los dominicanos en New Jersey sobre el periodismo investigativo y su efecto en la sociedad),” said Piera …

For a printable copy, click here: New Study Reveals DR. Guillermo Linares Was Not the First Dominican Elected to Public Office in USA
 
Paterson, NJ — The Conference on Dominican Affairs (CODA) will release: ”New Jersey Dominicans: A Decade of Accomplishments,” a new book and documentary authored and produced by Dr. Maria Teresa Feliciano, President of The Institute for Latino Studies (ILS), and Nestor Montilla, President of the Common Roots Project (CRP). Both, the book and documentary, confirm that the Hon. Kay Palacios was the first Dominican American woman ever elected to public office in the United States of …

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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La Conferencia Para Asuntos Dominicanos de New Jersey Celebra su 10mo Aniversario Estrenando un Libro & Documental  Sobre los Dominicanos de New Jersey  
Domingo, 21 de Febrero del 2010 en Rutgers School of Law en Newark 
 
La Conferencia Para Asuntos Dominicanos de New Jersey, la única organización estatal dominicana representando y abogando por los derechos e intereses de más de 250 mil dominicanos en New Jersey, se complace en celebrar su 10mo Aniversario el Domingo, 21 de Febrero, de 8:00AM – 4:00 PM, en Rutgers School of …

Dr. Maria Teresa Feliciano, President of the Institute for Latino Studies, invites you to the 10th New Jersey Conference on Dominican Affairs slated to take place on Sunday, February 21, 2010 8 am to 4 pm at the Rutgers School of Law in NJ.
To see and hear her message, please click here or visit the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvspkv2izyQ

 
Conference invitation
 
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UNIVISION, CIBAO MEAT, US 2010 CENSUS & HEALTH FIRST SPONSOR CODA’S 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

 
“Dominicans and Puerto Ricans have maintained a very close historical relationship dating back to colonial times. In the Caribbean and in their common immigration experience in the United States both people have shared similar struggles and aspirations to raise their families and live the American Dream;  in their quest to achieve social mobility and political enfranchisement both people have also faced discrimination and challenges in the urban centers of USA; let’s talk about their historical relationship,” said Dr. Maria Teresa Feliciano, President of CODA and the Institute for Latino Studies in …

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