Transnational Dominican Activism

Dominican-descended people in the United States are one of most dynamic Spanish-speaking, Caribbean, and Latin American ethnic cultural communities States. Whether Dominican Republic or as members a transnational community, population is with long rich history challenging powers that be, unjust acts, oppressive laws within they inhabit through their civic engagement. This essay aims to address question: society world have largely evolved, what has been role U.S.-based online media sustaining, disseminating rescuing tradition involvement struggle exemplified by Dominicans at home abroad? To answer question, we explore ongoing Dominican-centric magazine ESENDOM demonstrate how journalism documents activism community. similar filled gaps mainstream failed fulfill there blackout on its people. project about activism. humanistic some important social movements take place past thirteen years (2009-2022), coinciding founding 2009. will present timeline an attempt chart chronology political dissent struggles Republic.