Dominicans are like the Chinese, you see them everywhere that opportunity is possible.

I remember as a kid in the early 70's when I lived in the South Bronx, a Dominican neighbor was packing boxes getting ready to move to Michigan. I don't recall the city exactly but they were happy to get out of the NY. We later also left and moved on to Boston where I actually grew up. But while there I met a small group of Dominicans that lived in the nearby city of Lawrence, MA (today a Dominican enclave), went to Beaumont, TX They left Massachusetts because of the cold weather and for a place with a lower cost of living and better quality of life. That is what they explained as the reason for the move.

Yeah away from the east and not counting Florida, Houston,TX has a good size population of Dominicans. DJ Geraldo in La Mega FM in Houston has taken the lead to bring all together because now most are very spread out and hardly seen unless you go to the Dominican clubs which by the way almost all clubs in Houston could be classified as Dominican because all they play is Bachata,Merengue and Salsa all night. Of course that there are many Mexican clubs but still even those play Merengue and Bachata because people here just love the music i guess. Here the prices of Brugal and Presidente is farily cheap. You can get a Galon of Brugal for 15 dollar at almost any liquor store. I don't drink much at all. Here you can find almost every Dominican Product and with the new one and only Supermercado Walmart in Houston now is even easier.

take all of that info and send it to a villa duarteno closest to you. rumor has it that el haitiano is willing to give brugal a try. also he loves hanging out en el batey

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Dede Mirabal Coming to Chicago for Free!!! Twice!

http://www.arteyvidachicago.com/events/dede-mirabal-vivas-en-su-jardin

1. Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
Lunes 21, al mediodia
DePaul University
Cortelyou Commons

2. Lincoln Park Campus
2324 N Freemont (Between Belden & Fullerton)
Tuesday, Septermber 22
6PM
FREE

Dede Mirabal: Vivas en su Jardín

“Why weren’t you murdered?” Dedé Mirabal is constantly asked. “I lived to tell the story”, she answers. And in the pages of Vivas en su jardín she does exactly that: she tells us the story of her three sisters, Patria, Minerva and María Teresa, known as “the butterflies”, whose opposition to the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo cost them their lives, shook the Dominican society to the core, and triggered the events that led to the assassination of the dictator and brought down his brutal regime.

In her introduction to the book, author Julia Alvarez (In the Time of the Butterflies) states that “Dedé speaks about her sisters as human beings— flesh and blood— making it clear that heroism can live in us all . . . but she does not mention what may seem more natural to us: her own heroism, which may be easy to overlook.” Eduardo Galeano (Las venas abiertas de América Latina) stresses that Vivas en su jardín stands out for its courage, calling it “an intimate testimony, the story narrated from within, dictated by the memory [of the one] that lived it.”

Dedé Mirabal supported her sisters wholeheartedly but never became actively involved in the underground movement for various reasons. Mirabal and her mother helped to raise Patria, Minerva, and Mate’s children. She runs a museum in honor of her sisters, Museo de las Hermanas Mirabal, in their hometown of Salcedo, Dominican Republic. Through the years since their assassination, she has striven to keep their memory alive in the minds of the Dominicans.

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
Lunes 21, al mediodia
DePaul University
Cortelyou Commons
Lincoln Park Campus
2324 N Freemont (Between Belden & Fullerton)
Tuesday, Septermber 22
6PM
FREE

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I was not able to go to this event... did you go to El Torito concert last month?
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Didn't make it to to Torito, actually got swamped w/ work and forgot about it. even tho i knew the main story, it was incredible to hear new personal details and little tidbits from directly from her. she has great presence.

Macalber is not made in DR! Its a scotttish wiskey.

Xwill, Here's some pics from the event

Thanks for posting about this. Very interesting topic!

Regards,
Hydroponics

Hey Guys, I am a dominican in NYC thinking of going to the University of Chicago for my MBA, can you guys tell me if there are any dominican barbershops around town? oddly enough this is one of my main concerns....also how is the interracial dating in chicago?

you can find women from all cultures here. They love Dominicans, girls go crazy when you dance bachata with them.

i would have to say that your best chance at landing a decent barbershop would be humboldt park. i went to a barbershop se llama luquillo barbershop which is in a predominent puerto rican area and the guy that hooked me up did a great job. can't speak for the barbers in all though.