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.

The event includes two panels:

• Panel 1: Friday, September 27, 3pm-5pm.

Location: CUNY DSI's Archive and Library, The City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue (North Academic Center, room 2/202), New York, NY 10031

Speakers:

• Dr. Luis E. Ayala De La Cruz, Professor of History, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
• Dr. Alan McPherson, Professor of History, Temple University, author of The Invaded: How Latin Americans and Their Allies Fought and Ended U.S. Occupations (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014)
• Dr. Ellen D. Tillman, Associate Professor of History, Texas State University, author of Dollar Diplomacy by Force: Nation-Building and Resistance in the Dominican Republic (University of North Carolina Press, 2016)

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

• Panel 2: Friday, September 27, 6pm-8pm.

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

Speakers:

• Virtudes Álvarez, writer and social activist, Executive Director of the Miguel Ángel Muñiz Arias Public Library in the Dominican Republic
• Prof. Rafael Darío Herrera, Professor Emeritus, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)
• Prof. Alejandro Paulino Ramos, historian, editor of Los intelectuales y la intervención militar norteamericana, 1916-1924 (Santo Domingo: Archivo General de la Nación; 2017)

Moderator: Dr. Rey Andujar, Director, Dirección de Cultura Dominicana en el Exterior sede New York

Presentations in English and Spanish.

Please come back to this page soon for more information about a video livestream. 

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