PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE US CONGRESS SHOULD KEEP THEIR PROMISE
TIME FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM IS OVERDUE; THEY SHOULD ACT NOW!
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Washington, DC. — The Dominican American National Roundtable, the only non profit, non partisan 501 (c) (3) national organization headquartered in Washington, DC, advocating on behalf of over 2 million Dominicans in the US, joined forces with hundreds of grassroots and national organizations and thousands of people at the “March for America” that took place in the National Mall in Washington, DC on Sunday, March 21, 2010 to demand from …

“The message DANR is bringing to the Latino 2010 Summit in Washington, DC is very simple: If you are Dominican or Latino, write-in “Dominican” or your nationality on question 8 on the 2010 Census form,” said Vice President Julio Guridy.

 
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Washington, DC.– President Nestor Montilla and Vice President Julio Guridy of The Dominican American National Roundtable, will attend the Latino 2010 Census Summit slated to take place at the U.S. Senate Visitor Center (Rooms 202 and 203) in Washington, DC on March 17, 2010, the day most households in …

ESCRIBAN: “DOMINICANO OR DOMINICANA” EN LA PLANILLA DEL CENSO
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Washington, DC. ––The Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR), the only national non- profit, non-partisan 503 (c) (3) organization headquartered in Washington, DC, advocating on behalf of over 2 million Dominicans in the US and Puerto Rico, urges all Dominicans to write “Dominican” on Question 8 on the 2010 Census form. The questionnaire will be sent to households throughout the United States by March 15-17, 2010.
To view or download the 2010 Census Questionnaire, click here:
The Census form includes 10 questions expected …

Washington, DC. –  In observation of the 166th Anniversary of the Independence of the Dominican Republic, the Dominican-American National Roundtable (DANR) will host a Summit Reception on Capitol Hill in Room H-137 on Monday, March 1, 2010 starting at 6:30 pm.
 
“On behalf of the DANR National Board of Directors, members, supporters and friends, the Dominican American National Roundtable will convene dozens of leaders from across the United States at a Summit Reception on Capitol Hill to commemorate the Independence of the Dominican Republic and follow-up discussion of most pressing issues impacting …

 
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 confirming that the Hon. Kay Palacios was the first Dominican American woman ever elected to public office in the United States of America.  The research rendering  accounts for the presence and accomplishments of Dominicans in the Garden State since their arrival before the 1940s to the present.
 
The publication and documentary will be …

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By public demand, the Institute for Latino Studies is proud to announce the presentation Los Panfleteros de Santiago (Santiago’s Pamphleteers) at the youth workshop scheduled to take place at CODA’s 10th Annual Conference on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, NJ.
The production is an English-subtitled documentary film about the courage and heroism of 27 young Dominican rebels who used flyers to exercise freedom of speech in an attempt to reclaim the Dominican Republic from dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.  …

Fort Myers, FL – José Zaiter, un dominicano con una trayectoria de éxitos y de servicio en los Estados Unidos de America y en la República Dominicana, será el primer ciudadano dominicano en el exterior en ser reconocido por la Fundación Internacional Dominicana en la cena titulada “Conozca a los Futuros Lideres de la República Dominicana,”la cual es dedicada a estudiantes del cuarto de bachiller que formarán parte del programa “Quiero Ser un Líder Internacional para Servir a otros y a mi País” en la nación dominicana.   La cena se …

PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) — Boredom soon turned to surprised frenzy for some 600 New Jersey students.
Dominican rapper Max Agende Santos was in the house Thursday to tell the Perth Amboy High School juniors that they need to stay in school.
The 27-year-old member of the award-winning group Aventura freestyled across the stage, telling students how a strong education has helped his success.

NEW YORK.- Dominican residents in the United States launched a nationwide campaign to be included in the 2010 Census, under the auspices of the Dominican Round Table in which several organizations, elected and government officials take part.
The campaign was announced in a gathering in the Bronx’s San Nicolas Tolentino church, in which City Council and State Assembly members spoke about the initiative.