The Hon. Kay Palacios delivered the keynote address at the 10th Anniversary of New Jersey Conference on Dominican Affairs held on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, NJ.  Palacios made history as one of the first two Dominicans ever elected to office in the United States of America.  She was elected Councilwoman in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on November 4, 1991. Following is a transcript of her speech:
 
Councilman Segura, Maria Teresa Feliciano, Members and friends of the Dominican Community of New Jersey, distinguished guests: I am deeply …

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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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 …

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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New Jersey Conference on Dominican Affairs To Celebrate 10th Anniversary
 Releasing pioneering Book & Documentary on New Jersey Dominicans
 
Sunday, February 21, 2010 at Rutgers School of Law in Newark
 
 
The Institute for Latino Studies’ New Jersey Conference on Dominican Affairs (CODA), the only state-wide Dominican organization representing and advocating for the rights and interests of over 250 …

Newark, NJ – November 11, 2009 – Victoria Pratt was sworn in yesterday as the first Dominican judge to sit on the Newark city bench.

Following a career that included being counsel to city council president Mildred Crump; working in the counsel’s office for governors Jim McGreevey and Richard Codey, and being the compliance officer for the Camden school district that helped uncover rampant fraud and put one principal behind bars; Pratt takes the bench as the 11th Newark municipal judge.

“It is a proud moment for the thriving Dominican …

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY),
THE HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION &
BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HOST PREMIERE OF
SANTIAGO’S PAMPHLETEERS

WHAT: The City University of New York, the Eugenio María de Hostos Community College Foundation, and Bronx Community College are proud to announce the Bronx première of Los Panfleteros de Santiago (Santiago’s Pamphleteers), 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.  Only one of …