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Second Annual Dominican AmericanNational Roundtable Summary

May 28-30, 1999By Tomas Alberto Avila

RI Convention CenterProvidence RI


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Second Annual Dominican American Round Table May 28-30, 19992

Table of ContentSecond Annual Dominican American National Roundtable___________________________ 3

Economic Development_____________________________________________________________ 4Presenters:_______________________________________________________________________________5

Immigration Reform_______________________________________________________________ 5Presenters:_______________________________________________________________________________5

Honorable Charles Rangel Remarks__________________________________________________ 6

The Health Status of Dominicans in the US: Disparities in Care and Access_________________ 7Presenters:_______________________________________________________________________________8

El Systema de Salud en la Republica Dominicana _______________________________________ 9Presenter: Jose Polanco_____________________________________________________________________9

NALEO Campaign Training Presentation _____________________________________________ 92ndAnnual Dominican-American National Roundtable____________________________________________9Elements of a Campaign____________________________________________________________________9

Field Operations _________________________________________________________________ 10Message: Developing a Winning Message ____________________________________________________10

Compelling Reason for Action _______________________________________________ 10Your Message: __________________________________________________________________________10The Message Box ________________________________________________________________________11Field Operations _________________________________________________________________________11

Session Objective_________________________________________________________________ 11

Projecting Voter Turnout: _________________________________________________________ 12

Polling__________________________________________________________________________ 12

Migration Trends by Dominicans and other Caribbean nationals to the United States _______ 17

Introduccion de Libro_____________________________________________________________ 17

The Hosting Organization _________________________________________________________ 19

DARN Mission Statement__________________________________________________________ 19

A generation that cares ____________________________________________________________ 20

In the News_________________________________________________________________ 22

Conference looks at needs of Dominicans _____________________________________________ 22The Dominican-American National Roundtable, a group of community leaders, begins its second nationalmeeting. _______________________________________________________________________________22

CONFERENCIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA _______________________________________ 23

CELEBRADA EN PROVIDENCE __________________________________________________ 23

Por Victor F. Capellan ____________________________________________________________________23

CONFERENCEAGENDA ____________________________________________________ 25

Friday May 28/viernes 28 de mayo __________________________________________________ 25

Saturday May 28/sabado 29 de mayo ________________________________________________ 25

Sunday May 30/domingo 30 de mayo ________________________________________________ 27


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Second Annual Dominican American NationalRoundtable

The conference brought together over 500 Dominican-American and friends of the Dominicancommunity from throughout the country. The DANR is a combined national effort of grassroots

and nonprofit organizations and business entities to set advocacy goals, increase lobbying efforts,promote social justice, improve civic education and increase citizen participation.

This year, the annual Dominican-American National Roundtable conference took place inProvidence, Rhode Island at the Rhode Island Convention Center from May 28 to May 30. Thetheme of the conference was "Towards the New Millennium." and focused on topics ofeducation, health and public safety, the upcoming Census 2000, economic development, andpolitical empowerment.

Many months of planning and countless hours of work culminated in this gathering and produceda weekend full of excitement, learning opportunities, sharing of ideas and plenty of Dominican

pride. It was a pleasure and an honor to shared exciting experiences at the Second AnnualDominican-American National Roundtable.

Many Dominicans from across the nation took the initiative to attend this important and historicevent for the Dominican community. At the brink of a new century, and the end of the 2othcentury, the decades ahead are filled with opportunities for our community. However, withopportunity comes responsibility. We have taken the responsibility to be proactive and torepresent our organizations, community, state, family, and ourselves and brought your ideas anddetermination to work for a better tomorrow. We must be proud of what we have accomplished,but we must be even more hopeful for what the future holds for our community and us. We must build the alliances necessary with our Latinos brothers and sisters to promote our combined

agenda at the highest levels of this country.

As I think of the turn of the century and reflect on the status of our community nationwide, I believe that we are in good hands. This movement has brought us together to work not forourselves and our own interests, but for the future well being of our community and the wellbeing of our children.

As President and, fellow teammate in this organization, and as a Proud Dominican, mycommitment is to ensure that this organization progresses forward. This progress and growthmust be nurtured and cared for as if a fragile child and I assure you that I will continue to workwith energy and pride to defend this movement and to provide the leadership necessary for asuccessful transition into the 21st Century. I am proud to serve as National President of theDANR movement and to have the opportunity to work along side great leaders such as theexperienced members of the National Steering Committee and the energetic and committedyoung people of the Rhode Island planning committee.

Thank you once again for your commitment I commend you for your investment in ourcommunity and for caring enough to travel hundreds of miles or for coming from just around thecomer. We will all work together to ensure that DANR promotes the best of what Dominicanshave to offer, and to work with other groups on our common goals and issues. Together we canmove our agenda forward and ensure a better community for all in the 21st Century. Following


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this introduction, youll find a summary of the conference that will provide you with briefdescription of the different workshops and the agreements reached.

Juan Casimiro makes a dynamic economic development presentation at the conference

Economic Development

The main concern of this specific event was to discuss how lack of economic development hasaffected the actual status of Dominicans and other urban community residents by limiting theamount of social and political power possible to them.

Because of the lack of economic power within the community, the residents of inner cities haveno control over their immediate environment. Also mentioned was that, as a new immigrantgroup to the US, Dominicans has not flexed networking and connections that other immigrantgroups, such as the Asian community have put to great use. For example, in a Latino community1 dollar spent at a Latino-owned business circulates 10 times before entering larger markets. Incomparison, 1 dollar spent in an Asian neighborhood might experience 100 exchanges beforeleaving the community. This illustrates the how some groups are more supportive of each other.

Also touched upon was the economic power of Latinos and other immigrant groups. These

amounts reached into the hundreds of millions, but because minorities' spending has no one-group economic direction another reason for this is lack of job stability. Minorities have little orno educational or training background.

One highlight of this was the situation of adolescents with little background and uncertainemployment; many turned to other forms of income such as drugs dealing.

What one panelist, Juan DeLos Santos, offered was the analogy of not just offering a hungryperson one fish, but providing that person with the means or "the rod" to support themselves fora lifetime.


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Therefore, there is still hope by channeling the direction of economic development in thecommunity. Namely, by having credit unions extend

Presenters:Bienvenido Garcia - Moderator

Panelists

Juan CasimiroJanet PichardoDeyanira del RioJuan de los SantosRafael Ginebra

Immigration Reform

Mr. Matos began the symposium by giving a brief overview of immigration. Immigration isunder federal jurisdiction and not local. For a bill to be binding it must pass through congress.

Matos emphasized that Dominicans have to find ways to highlight issues that effect themspecifically. One of these is the doing away with of Sanctuary provisions that protectundocumented immigrants that are witnesses to or victims of a crime. Another such issue is theincome requirement for affidavits of support, which was increased in the new immigration lawsto 125% of the federal poverty level. One study suggested that as many as 40% of Dominicansnow living in the US would have been denied entry had the affidavit of support law beenchanged earlier.

Mr. Peguero began his presentation by stating that between 1996 when immigration reform was passed and 1998 40,000 immigration cases were rejected at the American consul in theDominican Republic. Because of the new laws many families are being forced to live separately

which causes problems not only for the individual family but for the community as well?Peguero's idea is to implement some sort of insurance policy for immigrants so that thecommunity can guarantee the US governments that the immigrants coming from the island willnot become public charges

Mr. Schwartz, who has 20 years of experience empowering immigrant communities,emphasized the need for the Dominican community to form coalitions with other groups to effectimmigration laws. These groups include other ethnic groups, academia, business, labor etc. Thefirst job of Dominicans is to unify within the Dominican community and then reach out to theother communities. Organize on the local level to effect national issues and be focused on

results, not obsessed with an "all or nothing" ideal. Small victories can mean a great deal to thepeople that are in need. According to Schwartz, the important issues on the agenda for groups to be fighting are repealing several of the immigration reform laws including the affidavit ofsupport restrictions and to support bills already introduced in the house and the senate.

Presenters:Radhames PegueroManuel MatosRick Swartz


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Congressman Rabgel (D-NY) addresses the Roundtable ' s crow of 500 attendees. Seating to his

left are:Assemblyman Adriano Espillat, DARN President Victor Capelln and Quisqueya InAction Presiden Elvys Ruiz.

Honorable Charles Rangel RemarksUS House of Representatives (D-NY)

Saturday May, 1999

U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel said that public education - historically the steppingstone to successin the United States for poor and immigrant children - is a "national disgrace." The New YorkDemocrat spoke to the Dominican-American National Roundtable, an organization that followsin the tradition of the NAACP and other groups galvanized by issues of civil rights and politicalempowerment.

The disgrace lies in the money that is being spent for poor results, adding that Dominican-Ameri-cans who have achieved personal success have a responsibility to "go back and mentor a child oradopt a school."

The community must make sure that those who run public schools are not content with a schoolthat fails "because of the poverty or the color of the student, or where that student lives," Rangelsaid.

Unless young people are trained to take advantage of the opportunities this country has to offer,he said, they would be taken advantage of.

What makes this conference exiting, is the fact that it's just the beginning. Within this roomyou've brought extra ordinary people with extra ordinary backgrounds who are willing to share


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their experiences for the betterment of the community. The most important thing that makes thisevent more successful is the presence of the young people.

When I hear the Europeans in this country talking about ethnic cleansing in other parts of theworld, it makes me wonder what they called it when they came to this continent and cleansed thenative people and then went to Africa and cleansed our brothers against their will.

We are in the period of the Internet the Concorde and the period of international commerce andinterdependence of all nations, NAFTA was the first time that this country recognized the Latinocommunity and gave Mexico the recognition it deserved. Now we must to keep that recognitionmoving forward and change the Caribbean Basin Initiative and expand it.

I find it troubling about Europeans in this country who'll rather talk about their journey in theMay Flower and were proud to be called immigrants when they arrived here but now feel thatthere are to many immigrants.

We need to make sure that we leave a better world for our children than the one we have. Andneed to make sure that those in charge of the school system don't become content with the

decaying of our school systems competitive process.

I strongly feel that success shouldn't be measured with how much money you make, but insteadit should be measured with the giving back to the community as mentors to help those that needhelp in the community. Next year will be very important, because there'll be the reapportioningof the political lines and we don't know where they are going to end up. We must have unity inour community in order to secure success.

The Health Status of Dominicans in the US:

Disparities in Care and AccessDr. Rodriguez began the panel explaining that Dominicans in the United States suffer from alack of access to good health care. In this country no individual can be denied emergencymedical care but because of the expense of providing this care fulfilling that right can bedifficult. Hospitals have to face the fact that health care is very expensive and that there willalways be a population in need of free care.

In the Dominican Republic only about 20% of the population has medical insurance. All care inpublic hospitals is free. Thus many Dominicans are not used to the type of health care systemused in the United States. What is important then is that instead of creating a welfare approach

to healthcare in which the hospitals are forced to pick up the cost of care for those who areunable to pay is to fight for insurance coverage for all people who need it.

Ms. Mejia began her presentation saying that, just as Martin Luther King Junior had adream, she too has a dream which is to see the health system working for the people. Ms.Mejia is part of a program in New York City called "Voices of the Community" trying toimprove the health and access to care of immigrants in New York City especially in thearea of Washington Heights. The need for this type of program is evident. In her presentation Ms. Mejia showed that 67% of the residents of Washington Heights are


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Latino of which she estimates as many as 60% may be Dominican. In 1990, the averageper capita income of residents of Washington Heights was $13,022. For Dominicans inthe same area the per capita income was only $6,641 as opposed to the $21,333 per capitaincome of Caucasian residents. Unemployment among Dominicans in Washingtonheights was at 8.5% in 1990. The unemployment rate for Puertoricans was 2.4% and forCaucasians was 3.7%. In the city of New York as a whole as many as 28% of adultsbetween the age of 18 and 64 did not have medical insurance in 1996 as opposed to a rateof 19% nationally. However, Ms. Mejia was careful to add that in general Dominicansare a relatively healthy population compared to other those of other new immigrants.

Ms. Murillo focused her presentation the fight to get insurance for uninsured immigrants.She noted at the beginning that in the state of Rhode Island, hospitals do not pay taxes inreturn for the free care that they are obliged to give out in their emergency rooms. Withthe recent boom in temporary employment agencies who usually do not offer healthinsurance and the trends among employers to cut insurance benefits or make them moreexpensive, the number of uninsured individuals is still of great concern. Ms. Murillourged the audience to work together in their home states to find ways to get coverage forpeople who are in need and lobby for the use of tobacco settlement money for health-

related purposes.

Presenters:Dr. Felipe RodriguezMiriam MejiaLuisa Murillo


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El Systema de Salud en la Republica Dominicana

Presenter: Jose Polanco

Dr. Polanco pas dos meses trabajando en una clinica en el area del Cibao en la Republica

Dominicana y nos habl de sus experiencias durante ese tiempo. La Republica Dominicana estdividida en 8 regiones de mas o menos el mismo tamano por la secretaria de la salud. Cada areamantiene su hospital publico pero muchos de los recursos han sido usado para mantener losedificios y pagar los medicos y enfermeras.

Entonces muchas veces no hay medicamentos ni instrumentos suficientes para los pacientes. Poresta razon la mayoria de la gente que pueden pagar su estadia en una clinica privada prefierenhacerlo para no tener que ir a los hospitales publicos.44% de la poblacin Dominicana usaclinica privada mientras 49% usan el systema pblica 70% de los pacientes pagando las clinicaslo estan haciendo de su propio bosillo porque no tienen seguro medico.

En la clinica donde trabajaba el Dr. Polanco una visita a la emergencia cost $7 y tirar una placa

$18 ($RD288). Muchas personas tienen que decidir si van a tirarse una placa o comprar losmedicamentos porque no tienen el dinero para pagar los dos. Aqui en los Estados Unidos yespecialmente en Rhode Island Polanco indentific el problema de la falta de medicos quehablan espanol y la falta de conociemiento del systema Estadounidense de salud que tienen losnuevos inmigrantes.

NALEO Campaign Training Presentation2

ndAnnual Dominican-American National Roundtable

Marcelo Gaete-Tap

Director of Constituency Services

202-546-2536/email [email protected]

The campaign plan is a road map for the effective implementation of the strategic goals of thecampaign. The campaign plan incorporates various elements including message, fieldoperations, and finances into a comprehensive blueprint for achieving victory.

Elements of a Campaign

Political Assessment Candidate, Opponent, major issues, and the districts big picture

Message What is a political Message

Message Targeting

Campaign Structure Campaign Roles

Campaign Organizational Chart


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Field Operations Elements of Targeting

Volunteers

Petition Drive

Voter Registration

Canvassing

Voter Identification Election Day

Finances Political Fundraising

Campaign Budget

Calendar

Message: Developing a Winning Message

Compelling Reason for Action

Session Objective:Presenters will provide participants with the basic elements of developing a campaign message.Participants will analyze their campaigns strengths and weaknesses, learn the different uses offree media and paid media. Participants will also learn the process for making strategic decisionsin delivering an effective message.

Your Message:Your campaign message is the central reason why you are running for office and why peopleshould vote for you. It must be clear, concise, contrast you from others, and be persuasive. In

short it should provide the voter with a compelling reason for action and a clear reason for votingfor you. Your message should be short and clearly articulated by the campaign.

Developing Your Message

In developing your campaign message the first step is to take an in-depth analysis of yourstrengths and weaknesses and how they will come into play in the campaign. Everycandidate/campaign needs to determine what is the central reason for seeking public office.

1. What are my strengths and weaknesses?2. Why am I the most qualified person for elected office?

3. Why should I run now?

Answer these questions with regards to your opponent.

NOTE: Discuss all your skeletons with your campaign teamthey will come out.


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Voter Registration

An aggressive voter registration program is very important for a candidate that doesnthave enough of a base vote to win the election. A registration drive can also be importantif your election is in a city or district that has seen recent increases in U.S. citizenship

The main goal of a voter registration drive to your campaign is to increase your base overyour opponents. It does your campaign no good to invest in voter registration if it willhelp your opponent.

If your campaign decides to do voter registration, please remember the following:

Target your voter registration in precincts that will most likely vote for you.

Door-to-door voter registration, while harder and more time consuming, is better for you thansite registration.

Registration at big sites, like markets or swap meets, are only effective if you are running in alarge district, because these sites attract people from all over.

Learn the entire voter registration rules and deadlines.

Follow up and track all the citizens that you have registered to vote. Train your volunteers well, it will save you from discarding cards or trying to fix cards, by

tracking down voters.

Questions to ask yourself. Do you need to increase your base vote?

How much time to allocate for a good voter registration drive?

Is any other candidate or organization going to be registering voters?

Petition Gathering

Gathering signatures on your nominating petition is critical. Signature gathering isimportant because it obviously gets you on the ballot, but you can use this period to begindoing targeted precinct walking and talking to voters. Although most cities and schoolboards allow candidates to collect a minimal amount of signatures and pay a fee to get onthe ballot, this campaign activity can be your first contact with voters in your district.

When you begin to collect signatures you must remember the following steps:

Have a map of your district.

Know any and all eligibility rules for those who can sign your petition.

Get a list of all registered voters, if you are going to walk door to door.

Have a prepared Biography or introduction letter/brochure of who you are and

why you are running. Create a database of all voters who signed candidate petitions.

Send a thank you letter to all those who sign your petition, once you havebeen officially place on the ballot.

Gathering petitions is one of the first steps in developing your field campaign.Having volunteers gathering signatures is a training tool for your campaign. We believethat targeted petition gathering in your base is a great way to introduce your natural base


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with your campaign. Remember that although you define a segment of the community asyour base, you still need to cultivate their support towards you.

Canvassing

Most campaigns spend a lot of time and energy in canvassing their district. It isbelieved that face to face contact between candidate or volunteer and voter is the bestmeans of voter contact and voter persuasion. They are right! What most candidates donot realize is that target canvassing is even more effective

Targeted canvassing means that the campaign is going to target voter households,rather than walking to every door or every voter in the district. Unless your campaignstarts early enough and has enough volunteers, to visit every house, then has the ability toreturn and talk to all undecided voters, your campaign must decide whom you will beable talk to. Targeting will give you parameters on who talk to while walking precincts.We recommend that a canvass program include three targets:

Candidate walking: All high propensity (Always Voting) voter households (hh)

Volunteer walking: All high propensity voter hh + soft base (sometimes voting)hh + always voting swing hh.Get-Out-The-Vote walking: All identified YES voters.

If you do not have enough IDd yes, and then we suggest you focus on turning outyour base.Your canvass program is volunteer intensive; therefore, it demands a highly

organized headquarters operation. Your campaign must designate a Precinct Coordinatorwho is responsible for all aspects of the canvassing program. They are responsible forbuilding precinct kits, training volunteers, tracking voter contacts, and assigning precinctsto be walked.

What is a precinct Kit? A precinct kit includes the following:

Map of the Precinct

A Voter list

Canvassing Instructions and a Script to talk to voters

Tally sheet

Campaign Literature

Campaign talking points

Pen and paper

How do I track all voter contact?

It is critical that your campaign set up a system of tracking all your voter contacts. Whilewe recommend using a voter file that allows you to update and manipulate data, you canalso keep a running count of all your voter responses. Your Data Manager should recordvoter contact operations, canvassing, phonebanking, and candidate contacts.

Furthermore, if you have the budget, we believe that every voter that commits to votingfor you should receive a GOTV mailer, letter, or a post card from the candidate and anyvoter who is undecided should receive one with a strong persuasion message.


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Vote By Mail

During the past ten years, California has seen political campaigns become moresophisticated and targeted. A very effective campaign tool that more and morecampaigns are using is the vote by mail. The goal of a vote by mail program is toorganize your soft base of voters, (supporters who have a poor voting history) to vote bymail (VBM).

If your campaign decides to run a VBM program, you must remember one thing, followup, follow up, and follow up. Campaigns sometimes do not realize that doing a VBM program means that you are talking to a targeted voter three or four times. You mustfollow up with a voter once they receive their application. Then follow up to remindthem to mail in the application. Follow up again, so they know that if they haventmailed in their ballot, they must walk it in to the polling place.

The process demands that your campaign set up a tracking system so that the campaigncan follow VBM voters. Many times this program is a campaign within the biggercampaign.

NOTE: If your campaign has the resources, and your city or county allows the campaignto actually pick up VBM applications from voters, we suggest that you purchase a business reply which allows you to place on the back of all the VBM applications aPostage Paid For. This makes it even easier for your targeted voters to just fill out theapplication and mail it without a stamp.

Voter Identification:All campaigns come down to this fundamental aspect, voter identification. Yourcampaign goal must be to identify enough voters that will turnout to vote for you onElection Day. Based on your targeting, you must determine if the majority of your voter

identification will be persuasion or GOTV/turnout. (NOTE: Some campaigns like toidentify 25% over the 50+1 needed to win.)

Base turnoutmeans that your targeting you has identified enough voters to win theelection if they vote. Then your identification has become a tool for getting your voterout to vote. Your volunteers should talk to voters with an emotional/ call to actionmessage that encourages voting. For example, this historic election, or an opportunity toelect the first Latina/o or scare people about your opponents.

Persuasion means that your targeting identified a large swing-voting block that you needto convince. The persuasion message must be compelling and contrast you from your

opponent. Experienced volunteers and the candidate must contact this group of voters.This work is a key part of victory.

Voter Identification is ultimately done to prepare for Election Day and GOTV. Mostcampaigns will have done both persuasion voter contact and base turnout voter contact.Therefore, your GOTV program will be to push out those turnout voters and to confirmthat your persuasion voters will be voting for you.


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Get-Out-The-Vote, GOTV

GOTV is the culmination of all your campaign hard work. Your voter contacts andcampaign activities build towards turning out your supporters on Election Day. GOTV isdoing everything in your power to get out all your supporters to vote on Election Day.Your GOTV list must include only your IDd yes voters. Your volunteers must be stayfocused on getting those yes voters out to the polls.

GOTV really starts 3 days prior to Election Day. We encourage your campaign to begincalling all yes and reminding them where they will vote on Election Day. GOTV effortsshould include door hangers for all your yes voters the day before Election Day or earlyon Election Day. Door hanging is the final reminder of the BIG DAY.

NOTE: dont turnout your opponents voters!

Election Day

On Election Day, your campaign goal is to get all the identified yes voters to the polls.

You do this through face-to-face visits by volunteers, or phone calling. Periodicallythroughout the day, you can clean up your list by going to the polls and verifying who hasactually voted. This process allows you to cross off all the voters that have already voted.Now instead of starting the day with 100 identified supporters in a precinct the numberdecrease. This process is called Poll Checking and it helps maximize your time by notspending time on voters who have already voted for you. This gives your campaign theability to focus on those voters who have yes to vote.

Ambassador Vega shares a moment with Washington DC delegates, Roberto Alvarez andAlejandra Castillo.


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Migration Trends by Dominicans andother Caribbean nationals to the United States

By Ambassador Bernardo Vega

Malysis of the trends in legal and illegal migration, criminal deportees and the negative impact of

the 1996 U.S. immigration legislation

Everyday United States foreign policy is being determined by U.S. domestic considerations. Theway United States citizens feel and the strength, with which they express these feelings,determine how their congressmen vote on foreign related matters.

The Caribbean community residing in the United States, and particularly the Dominican one, isbeing hurt by United States legislation which effects its capacity to migrate legally, have accessto social security, education and health services. Members of that community have to expresstheir opinion on these issues. In order to do that, they must first become United States citizensand then they must vote in United States elections.

During the second half of the 20~ Century, Caribbean legal migration to the United States hasbeen increasing in every of the last four decades. During the 1960's, 470 thousand people fromthe Caribbean migrated to the United States, compared to only 123 thousand in the prior decade.

Although the growth trend has continued, since the 1970's the growth rate has been decreasing.In the 1960's the growth rate was 282% when compared to the prior decade. The growth ratecame down in the 1970's to 57% and to only 18% in the 1980's. The growth years of Caribbeanlegal migration to the United States are coming to a halt and might even present a declining trendfor the first time in more than half a century.

Contrary to the last 30 years, in the last decade, Caribbean legal migration to the United Stateshas remained relatively constant. This has been due to a stricter U.S. immigration policy. Yearlyflows in the last ten years have fluctuated between 89,000 to 117,000, with the exception of 1991when 140,000 Caribbean immigrants were legally admitted, primarily due to an increase inHaitians. During this period an average of 107,000 entered to the United States each year.

However, as a percentage of total legal migration to the United States, Caribbean migration hasdecreased. Between 1986 and 1988 17% of all total immigrants admitted to the United Stateswere from the Caribbean. This proportion dropped to 8% between 1989 and 1990, moving up to13% since 1994. In the last 10 years, 1.17 million legal immigrants came to the United Statesfrom the Caribbean, representing 11 % of total legal migration.

Introduccion de Libro

Esta edicin de ORDEN PARLAMENTARIO SIMPLE va dedicada a todas las organizacionesde habla hispana que operan en los Estados Unidos de Amenca, en especial, a todas aquellas quehacen esfuerzos por lograr Ia unidad para el bienestar y el progreso de las distintas comunidadesdonde estan integradas y a toda la gente en los paises de habla castellana


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Este esfuerzo se hace para llenar una necesidad importante en el desenvolvimiento de lasreuniones de cualquier grupo Esta obra esta' basada en Ia experiencia personal de su autor y desus observaciones en diferentes tipos de organizaciones.

El principal propsito de este folleto es lograr que cada persona que participa en reunionescontribuya al funcionamiento y efectividad de las mismas.

Aquellos que conciente o inconcientemente monopolizan y anarquizan dentro de un grupo,prefieren que no se utilicen reglas en las reuniones. Un procedimiento parlamentario, aun el massimple, democratiza a los grupos usuarios, evita el monopolio o la anarquia y contribuye a que sedesarrollen rapida y eficazmente las acciones que desea tomar el grupo.

La hispanidad continua su crecimiento cuantitativo y cualitativo dentro de los Estados Unidos ysigue buscando lazos culturales, sociales, religiosos y hasta politicos entre las diferentesnacionalidades de origen hispano. Las organizations representatives de nuestras comunidadestambien avanzan en tecnologia, especialmente en la informatica. El uso de programascomputarizados, fascimiles, modems, discos compactos, videos, tecnologia digital y el internet,no son un mito para las organizaciones hispano-parlante que operan en este pais.

Con toda esa tecnologia a nuestra merced, no se podria lograr ni objetivos minimos comparadosa los que obtienen asociaciones de barrios pobres en paises donde estos adelantos no son populares, sino utilizamos en nuestras reuniones un orden parlamentano por mas simple queparezca.

Es importante que nadie alegue ignorancia de las reglas parlamentarias. Que. no Mayan excuses,evasion de Los trabajos, agendas incompletas o reuniones canceladas. Antes de comenzarcualquier reunion se debe establecer un me todo como guja, para evitar discusiones estenles yviciosas.

La historia del rden parlamentano viene de los tiempos en que los reyes ingleses comenzaron adarle participacin a la gente que no pertenecia a la nobleza en las decisiones del pais, para noser culpados de las repercuciones negativas. De all surgi6 el famoso Parlamento Ingle's("English Parliament"), que con el tiempo se convirti en el principal gobierno civil ingles, conun Primer Ministro a la cabeza. En los Estados Unidos, un militar de carrera de nombre HenryMartyn Robert elabord un manual de procedimiento parlamentano que public6 el siglo pasado yque fue acogido por el Congreso como guia oficial. Muchas de esas reglas son parte de lotratado en esta obra.

Lo arriba expuesto indica que los miembros del grupo que se reune son responsables de tomardecisiones, malas o buenas, y que sin un procedimiento parlamentano como el que se presenta en

esta obra, probablemente Ilegue a consensos rapidos y democrticos.

El autor.Cosme Perez


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The Hosting Organization

Quisqueya In Action, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to improve the lives ofDominicans/ Latinos in the City of Providence, Quisqueya is celebrating its 11th anniversary thisyear and over the years it has become a powerful institution within the Latino community. Ourmajor goals include youth empowerment, economic community development and culturalawareness. This organization has been the catalyst organization in developing a movementwithin young people called "A Generation that cares."

Our organization was founded in 1987 in the wake of a successful Dominican Festival, whichwas organized by a group of young Dominicans. The intent of the Festival is to cultivate andpromote a better understanding of the Dominican culture and its traditional values. Presently, thisFestival is the biggest event held by Latinos in the State of Rhode Island. This year the Festival,in its 11th version, created such an impact that month after many people are still talking about it!Throughout the years, our work has been significant. We have organized and educated parents totake more active roles in the school life of their children. Hundreds of school aged children have participated in the summer performing arts and tutorial assistance program organized byQuisqueya In Action, Inc. We also conducted a successful Citizenship program where most ofour graduates have become United States Citizens.

As the hosts of this year's conference, we would like to encourage you to participate in thishistoric event and be part a movement that will set the footprint of action for the generations tocome!

DARN Mission Statement(Adopted by members DANR Sunday June 14 1998 at the Washington Meeting)

The Dominican-American National Roundtable (DANR) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization

seeking to bring together the different voices of all Dominicans and create a national forum foranalysis, planning, and action concerning Bio-psychosocial political issues which affect the livesof Dominican-Americans in the United States. Our thrust is to facilitate a dialogue that willinclude, but not limited to, grassroots, nonprofit, religious, social, political and business entitiesto generate the appropriate social, political empowerment in areas where large number ofDominican-American reside.

The DANR will dedicate its efforts towards ensuring Dominican-Americans the free and fullexercise of the rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States ofAmerica. In particular, the Roundtable will work to influence the decision-making process in theUnited States so that the Dominican-American community obtains greater access to and fairness

in education; economic development; health and human services; Technology and Information; public safety; solutions to substance abuse; and immigration reform. To help attain thisobjective, the organization will endeavor to advance the political and economic empowerment ofthe Dominican-American community by assisting in its nationwide organization. The associationwill also closely monitor and act upon policy issues in the United States which affectDominican-Americans and are of relevance to Dominicans.

The Roundtable believes that the fulfillment of duty by each individual is a prerequisite to therights of all. The DANR will strive to create awareness in the Dominican-American communitythat rights and duties are interrelated in every social, cultural, economic and political activity.


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The Dominican-American National Roundtable firmly believes that culture is the highest socialand historical expression of human existence. The Roundtable considers that the ties that bindthe Dominican- American identity must be rooted, above all, in the cultural heritage of ourcommunity, which in turn enriches this great nation of diverse origins. The Roundtable will promote and disseminate all forms of cultural expression of the Dominican-Americancommunity.

These goals will be achieved only if the Dominican-American community is organized in such away that all its diverse sectors are fairly represented in the Roundtable. The organization willreach out to all sectors, including the younger generations, so as to ensure the broadestparticipation of all Dominican-Americans.

National Dominican Leader Margarita Cepeda addressing the DARN participantas during theopening of the conference.

A generation that cares

The First Annual Dominican National Roundtable Conference held in the city of Miami,hosted by the Dominican American National Foundation (DANF) of South Florida andsupported by the office of New York State Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, ad the youthorganization Quisqueya In Action in December of 1997, united a group of more than 200Dominican Americans for the first time in a now historical two day event The concern for theimage, the future, and the overall well being of all Dominicans in the United States made possible the birth of the Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR) movement,composed of a nationwide think tankwith it's focus on empowering it's people.


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The theme of this conference was, "The National Agenda" which consisted of workshops andsymposiums that dealt with, youth education, public safety, substance abuse, health and humanservices, community organizing, political empowerment, immigration reform, economicdevelopment and how to prepare for the upcoming challenges of the new millennium. Thisgathering brought together prominent leaders and elected public officials of Dominican originfrom many States with historically large population of Dominicans such as Washington,Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Chicago, Florida, as well asPuerto Rico and Dominican Republic, among others.

Immediately following the First Dominican American National Roundtable Conference, ameeting took place, at Alianza Dominicana of New York. There, Leaders of the Dominicancommunity created the National Interim Steering Committee for DANR. Again, in April of 1998,members of the now established interim steering committee met at the Dominican StudiesInstitute of City College of New York to coordinate several meetings to rally support for theDANR across the country. During, a two-day mini- conference in June of 1998, in WashingtonD.C, 47 members of the DANR met with Federal and State officials to introduce the DANR andthe adopted National Agenda.

The outcome of this initial stage of organizational development is, the institution of a permanentgoverning board directors with the immediate goal of establishing an office in Washington D.Cto set national presence for the Dominican American community in the United States.

"Towards the New Millennium: Strengthening Organizational Development for DominicanCommunities in the United States

Congressman Rangel and his assistant Zenaida Mendez shared a moment with conference

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In the News

Conference looks at needs of Dominicans

The Dominican-American National Roundtable, a group of community

leaders, begins its second national meeting.By GINA MACRIS

Journal Staff Writer

PROVIDENCE- U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel said yesterday that public education - historicallythe steppingstone to success in the United States for poor and immigrant children - is a "nationaldisgrace." The New York Democrat spoke to the Dominican-American National Roundtable, anorganization that follows in the tradition of the NAACP and other groups galvanized by issues ofcivil rights and political empowerment.

"We have to make sure that education is a priority,"

Rangel told an audience of about 500, gathered at the Rhode Island Convention Center fromthroughout the United States and the Dominican Republic. The disgrace lies in the money that isbeing spent for poor results, Rangel said, adding that Dominican-Americans who have achievedpersonal success have a responsibility to "go back and mentor a child or adopt a school."

The community must make sure that those who run public schools are not content with a schoolthat fails "because of the poverty or the color of the student, or where that student lives," Rangelsaid.

Unless young people are trained to take advantage of the opportunities this country has to offer,he said, they will be taken advantage of.

Bernardo Vega, the Dominican Republic's ambassador to Washington, was to address an eveningbanquet.The weekend conference at the Convention Center, only the second national meeting of theDominican American organization, was called to develop a strategic plan for addressing issuessuch as political empowerment, economic development, immigration and education.

One session dealt with efforts to ensure that Dominican-Americans are accurately counted in thenext U.S. Census.

Their numbers will have an impact on financing of government social service and educational pro-grams, as well as the reapportionment of political jurisdictions, according to AdrianoEspaillat, a Dominican-American who is a member of the New York State Assembly.

"America benefits from new blood. That's not going to charge," Espaillat said, alluding to theconstant stream of immigration that has fed. the United States throughout its history."America reinvents itself every other decade," he said.Espaillat estimated that there are about a million Dominican-Americans in the United States,about 30,000 of them in Rhode Island.


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Two Dominican-Americans in Rhode Island waged unsuccessful battles for public office lastfall, including Victor F. Capellan, who lost the District 20 House Seat to Joseph Almeida by only20 votes.

Capellan, who works as executive director of the Center for Hispanic Policy and Action(CHisPA), is also serving as national president of the Dominican-American Roundtable and wasa key organizer of yesterday's event.

He said the Roundtable adds national clout to Latinos' political. strength in Rhode Island."We want to organize," he said. "We want to register citizens to vote and to be counted in thecensus" as well as enhance the economic prospects for Dominican-Americans, Capellan said.

Bilingual education is especially important, said Capellan, who entered a bilingual program atthe Roger Williams Middle School in Providence when he arrived from the Dominican Republic.

Bilingual education was ad-dressed in an afternoon symposium yesterday.Done correctly, bilingual education allows youngsters to progress with academic subject material

while they learn English, Capellan said, and English speakers can do the same while learningSpanish.

Capellan and Juan Pichardo, president of the Dominican-American Political Action Committee,are among several prominent Latinos in Providence who have become a frequent presence atmeetings of the Providence School Board.Most recently they have criticized the building of new elementary and middle schools on the siteof a former landfill off Hartford Avenue and the national search for a new superintendent ofschools.

They say the high-powered search has ignored the grassroots of the community and the onlycandidate who comes from within the school system, Latino administrator Tomas Ramirez.

CONFERENCIA NACIONAL DOMINICANACELEBRADA EN PROVIDENCE

Por Victor F. CapellanPresidente Nacional

El futuro de las comunidades Dominicanas en los Estados Unidos fue el tema central de laconferencia Nacional Dominicana celebrada en Providence, RI el pasado mes de mayo. Duranteesta conferencia en segunda version se reunieron mas de 500 Dominicanos y amigos/as de lacomunidad Dominicana para tratar temas de interes y disfrutrar de eventos tipico culturalesDominicanos. Esta conferencia organizada a nivel local por Quisqueya en Accin conto con laparticipacin de lideres Dominicanos a todos niveles de nuestra sociedad a travez de todo el pais.La direcin de la conferencia estuvo a cargo de un grupo de lideres a nivel nacionalrepresentando las comunidades donde hay gran numeros de Dominico-Americanos.


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Los temas centrales de la conferencia y del movimiento nacional Mesa Redonda fueron el Censo2000, el desarrollo economico, la salud, la educacin bilingue, el empoderamiento politico y lasreformas de inmigracin. Estos temas los cuales tocan a todos los Latinos fueron debatidos ydiferentes estragias se presentaron para poder trabajar en los mismos. Todo los presentestuvieron la oportunidad de presentar su punto de vista y de escuchar a expertos en los diferentestemas que se prensentaron.

Durante el encuentro el cual se llevo a cabo en Centro de Convenciones de Rhode Island estuvopresente el Honorable Embajador Dominicano en Washington, DC Bernardo Vega. ElEmbajador Vega quien recientemente resigno esta posicin la cual sirvio con honor por variosaos fue una de las columna de apoyo mayor para esta conferencia. Bernardo Vega le entrego alpublico un discurso en el cual detallo la situacin trans-nacional del Dominicano aqui y alla.

Tambin, en este magno evento dirigido en su mayoria por jovenes Dominicanos tuvo el honorde recibir al Congresista que representa el mayor numero de Dominicanos el Honorable CharlesRangel. El Democrata Rangel, quien representa el sector de Washington Heights en NuevaYork, pudo proveer a lo mas de 500 presentes durante su discurso una voz de aliento y deempoderamiento ya que hablo de la importancia del pueblo Dominicano en las eleciones

Estadounidenses. El Congresista Rangel exalto a la comunidad Dominicana en Nueva York, porsu gran labor dia tras dia y alabo a todos sus lideres por el trabajo que desempean.

Mas que nada la importancia de esta conferencia organizada por la Mesa Redonda Dominicana(DANR- conocida por sus ciclas en ngles) fue la participacin masiva de los presentesdescandose una gran participacion de jovenes y de mujeres Dominicanas. DANR la cual es unaorganizacin, no partidaria y sin fines de lucro que busca crear un foro pro-activo centralizadoen temas que afectan las vidas de los Dominico-Americanos que residen en los Estados Unidosestuvo complacida por el trabajdo realizado por la organizacin afitrion, Quisqueya en Accin.

La Mesa Redonda Nacional Dominico-Americana est basada en Miami, Florida con afiliadas en

Washington D.C., New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Rhode Island, Maryland,Massachusetts y Puerto Rico. La organizacin fu constiuida durante la primera Mesa RedondaNacional Dominico-Americana la cual se llev a cabo el 6 y 7 de diciembre de 1997 en Miami,Florida con la participacin de mas de 200 lderes y activistas representando varios estados. Enesta nueva etapa DANR seguira trabajando para agregar al exito total de esta conferencia. Paraseguir adelante construyendo una agenda nacional DANR estara firmando miembros para crecerla organizacion a nivel de base.

La importancia de este grupo es que los Dominicanos se estan organizando a nivel nacional parapoder juntos a sus hermanos Mexicanos, Puertoriqueos, Cubanos entre otros poder tener unapresencia en el debate nacional y influir sobre el futuro del pueblo Latino en los Estados Unidos.

Esta inquietud nace de la necesidad de que en la union esta la fuerza y para el puebloDominicano unirse al Concilio Nacional de La Raza, al National Puerto Rican Forum o cualquierotro movimiento Nacional, primeros tenemos que estar organizados y bien representados para poder participar como iguales y poder aportar nuestra parte tambin a esos esfuezos. Laconferencia pudo proveer el foro necesario para organizar un movimiento nacional y como sifuera poco se llevo a cabo aqui en Rhode Island, el cual fue el primer estado americano visitadopor el patricio nacional Dominicano Juan Pablo Duarte.


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Por su parte Quisqueya en Accin se lleno de galardones por todos los que participaron por sulabor inigualable. La conferenicia fue un exito rotundo organizada por jovenes que gracias a lavision de la fundadora de Quisqueya en Accin, Margarita Cepeda siguen adelante con respeto ysiempre honrando el nombre del Dominicano por su labor desinterasada. Quisqueya en Accinha de sentirse orgullosa y todos los que componen esta gran organizacin porque llevaron elnombre de los Dominicanos en Rhode Island por todo lo alto a cada rincon de la nacionamericana.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Friday May 28/viernes 28 de mayo

4:00pm - 8:00pm Arrival/Llegada

8:30pm - 12:30pm Welcome Reception/RecepcionWelcome Address/Bienvenida

Elvys Ruiz President, Quisqueya In Action, Inc.Guest/Invitado Especial: Lincoln Chafee

Mayor City of Warwick, RI

University Ballroom -Radisson Hotel

Some workshops have changed Please check your schedu1e to note the

changes Algunos talleres han cambiado, por favor revise su, lista para

organizar su horario

Saturday May 28/sabado 29 de mayo

7:30am - 8:30am Registration/Registraci6n - Exhibit Area

8:30am - 9:30am Breakfast & Welcome/Desayuno y BienvenidaGuest/Invitada Especial: Margarita Cepeda

President, Dominican-American National Foundation

9:30am to 11:00am Symposiums - *Please see workshops & symposiums list for more detailslista de talleres y simposiums para ms detalles

A) Census 2000/ Censo 2000 -Room 552 A&~

B) Economic Development/ Desarrollo Econonomico -Room 557 A&B

C) The Health Status of Dominicans in the US -Room 553A &/Estatusde la salud de los Domincanos en los EU

11:15am -12:30pm Workshops/Talleres7) Dominican Art and Culture -Room 553A

La cultura y el arte dominicano


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2) The do's and donts of starting a business -Room 552A L05 pros ycontras al empezar Un nuevo negocio

3) Homophobia: A barrier in the Dominican CommunityHomofobia: Una barrera en la comunidad DominicanaRoom 553B

4) Dominicans On-line -Room 557ADominicanos en la red tecnologica

5) Dominican Folklore/ Folklore Domincano -Room 557B

6) Public Safety/ Seguridad Publica -Room 552A

11:15am -12:30pm Concurrent Special Interest Workshops/ Talleres de interes especialconcurrentesI) Women in New York making Waves -Room 550AMujere5 en Nueva

York creando

II) Basic Political Training -Room 550B Entrenamiento PoilticoBasico

12:30pm - 1:45m Lunch Almuerzo - Ballroom ASpeakers (Invitados

Honorable Charles RangelUS House of Representatives (D-NY)

Honorable Adriano EspaillatState Assemblyman (D-NY)

Symposiums - 2:00pm to 3:30pm

D) Bilingual education /Educacin Bilingue-Room 552 A&B

E) Political empowerment /Empoderamiento Politico Room 553 A&B

F) Immigration Reform / Lareforma de inmigracion Room 551 A&B

3:45pm - 5:00pm Workshops/Talleres

7) Organizational Development/ Desarrollo OrganizacionalRoom552A

8) Education Part II /Educacion - Segunda Parte -Room 552A

9) Dominican Women / LaMujer Domincana -Room 553A

10) Community empowerment/ Empoderamiento comunitario-Room557B


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11) Social and sports dubs in community building -Room 553A Clubsdeportivos y socio-culturales en el desarrollo comunitario

12) Dominican workers and the impact on unions -Room 553B Lostrabajadores dominicanos y el impacto en 1as uniones

3:45pm - 5:00pm Concurrent Special Interest WorkshopTalleres de interes especial concurrentes

I) The Health System in the Dominican Republic -Room 550A ElSistema de la Salud en la Republica Dominicana

II) Duarte's Philosophy -Room 550BElpensamiento Duartiano y su impacto en nuestro desarrollo

5:00pm - 6:30pm Break / Descanso

6:30pm - 7:30pm Reception/Reception -Exhibit Area

7:30pm - 10:00pm Banquet/Banquete -Ballroom ASpeaker/ Invitado:

Bernardo VegaAmbassador of the Dominican Republic

Special Video Address/ Video EspecialHillary Rodham- ClintonFirst Lady of the US / Primera Dama de los EUA

Awards PresentationPresentacion de Reconocimientos

Special/ Presentation by/ Presentacion Especial:

Grupo de baile de Quisqueya En Accion: Mama Tingo -RI Grupo de

Baile Folkloriko de Alianza Domincana -NY

10:00pm - 1:00pm Dance/ Baile NY District 6 Jazz Band: Clave AzulInternational DJ

Sunday May 30/domingo 30 de mayo

9:00am -10:00am Breakfast / Desayuno -Ballroom AGuests/ Invitados: Jack ReedUS Senator (D-RI)

Rick SwartzPresident, Rick Swartz Assoc.

10:00am - 12:Oom Interest Workshops/Talleres de Interes


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-Junta de Desarrollo de GualeyRebuilding after Hurricane Georges

Coordinator/ CoordinadoresArells Moran (DR)

-Advanced Political TrainingEntrenamiento Politico Avanzado

Coordinator/ Coordinadores

Marcelo Gaete (DC)

-Book Presentation: Orden ParlamentarioPesentacion de libro: Orden Parlamentario

Coordinator/ Coordinadores Cosme Perez (FL)

10:00am -12:00pm Annual Meeting/ Reunin Annual-Ballroom A

12:OOm - 1:00pm Departure/Despedida -Ballroom A(Lunch on your own /Almuerzo no incluido)

Participants

Last Name First name AffiliationSorano GallegosAbreu Rafael Partido RevolucionarioAcevedo

Manuel

Acosta Sandra StudentAdames Nita Alianza DominicanaAdams Albert Alianza DominicanaAlmanzar Juan Alianza DominicanaAlmonte Tomasina J&M EnterprisesAlvarez Patricia Alianza DominicanaAlvarez RobertoAlvarez Arlee Federacion deAponte Bruno Alianza DominicanaAponte Jocelin Alianza DominicanaArcia Celeste Alianza DominicanaAybar Jimenez Radhames F. Asociacion de Clubes deBaez Carolina


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Baez MaribelBaez Isabel CHISPABaez-Malone MiladyBarrera Lazaro CHISPABatista Milagros Alianza DominicanaBelliand Ramon CHISPABello Jose Cornell UniversityBernol Betty CHISPABodden Maureen Quisqueya en AccionBreton Judy Alianza DominicanaBrito-Felix MariaBrown AlcadiaBrown Vernon Quisqueya In ActionBurgos Nercy Conjunto FolkloricoBurgos Jasmin Conjunto FolkloricoBurgos Wanda Alianza DominicanaCabezas Dagmaris Mares ConsutlantsCabral Diana Dominican 2000Cabrera Francisco Contacto TVCabrera Nancy Alianza DominicanaCalderon Johanna StudentCalderon Wendy Alianza DominicanaCamilo JackieCancel Maria Alianza DominicanaCandelario Ginatta Smith CollegeCanela Denise M. Dominican Amer. Natl.Castillo Aurey Conjunto FolkloricoCastillo Frank A. Own InterestCastillo Daina Conjunto FolkloricoCastillo DayaniraCastillo Amelia StudentCastillo Daviana Conjunto Folklorico


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Castillo Aljendra Office of National DrugCatucci CandidaCepeda Marilyn Quisqueya In ActionCepeda FahiolaCepeda RafaelaCepeda NancyCepeda

Cepeda Margarita Dominican Amer. Natl.Collado Nino Dominican Amer. Natl.Collado Belgica New York City Board ofColumna Manuel A. CHISPAConsuegra Norelys R. Senator Jack Reed's OfficeContreras Maria Alianza DominicanaCornelio Jose Clay Park LabsCornelio Enrique Alianza DominicanaCruz Emil Alianza DominicanaCruz Jonathan Conjunto FolkloricoCruz Domingo Conjunto FolkloricoCurtin Alicia Nurse PractictionerDe Los Santos Ingrid CHISPADe los Santos Luis BRISCDe'Oleo Nurys Assistant to CongressmanDel Carmen Giron Maria CHISPADel Monte Masiel StudentDel Rio Deyanira Natl. Federation ofDel Rosario Guarionex StudentDelossantos Cristiana University of RIDiaz NuryDiaz Mariano NSADiaz Nancy The MET CenterDiaz Junot Dominican 2000Diaz Sheila World Travel Services


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Diaz Junot Alianza DominicanaDiaz DaisyDicent Julio Alianza DominicanaDinzel Yrthya Dominican 2000Dominguez Daisy Domican 2000Dominquez Ivan Alianza DominicanaDunker Yris Dominican AmericanDuran Darling Conjunto FolkloricoDuran Gilda Mass Prevention Ct.Durango Gloria CHISPAEdmonds Mira CHISPAEduardo AbimaelEscano Rafael Instute DuartianoEspinal Dr. Miguel Dominican AmericanEspinosa Ingrid Conjunto FolkloricoEstevez Rafael Comite de Ayuda a laEusebio Heidi Edelman PublicFairchild Ivelisse Columbia UniversityFeliu Cinthya Conjunto FolkloricoFeliu Sra. Conjunto FolkloricoFelix CintronFeliz Karina Aliamza DominicanaFeliz Karina Alianza DominicanaFeliz LeonorFernandez Venecia Coca ColaFernandez Estela Conjunto FolkloricoFernandez Eulalio Instituto Duartiano delFernandez Fernando Upper ManhattanFernandez Kery Conjunto FolkloricoFerreras Julio Asociacion DominicanaFigueroa Monico CHISPAFigueroa Ernesto CHISPA


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Frias Celesta StudentFrias Reyes Florencio CHISPAGaluan MariluGangemi AuraGarcia Kathy The MET CenterGarcia NivesGarcia Luis Alberto Conjunto FolkloricoGarcia Miguelina Quisqueya TravelGarcia Zorina Dominican Amer. Natl.Garcia Mirca Dominican Amer. Natl.Garcia Ana Special Assistant to theGarcia Brigida Bronx CommunityGarcia Miguelina Quisqueya TravelGarcia Bienvenido Urban League of RIGarcia Aixa Conjunto FolkloricoGarcia Zorina Fundacion SonrisasGarcia Reyes Ana I. CUNY, HostosGarcia-Galli Elba CHISPAGarigen David University of DaytonGautreau Jorge NY Dominican OfficersGenao Eduardo V. South Bronk High SchoolGil Epifanio ConcilioGilbertson Greta Fordham UniversirtyGilsian Pujadas Alianza DominicanaGinebra Rafael Dominican AmericanGoldman Roberta Memorial Hosp. OfGomez Domingo University of DaydonGomez Eduardo Dominican Amer. Natl.Gomez Domingo A.Gomez, M.D. Ellis Dept. of Family Med.Gomez, M.D. DeliaGonzales Anainda


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Gonzales-Jar Aida La Gran Alianza deGonzalez Carmen World Travel ServicesGonzalez Hortensia Dominican WomensGould Gladys Casa de EspaolGracia Margaret Conjunto FolkloricoGreen Velez Ken University of Illinois atGreene-Velez Kenneth Dominican AmericanGreene-Velez Kenneth Dom. Amer. MidwestGuerrero Eddy Democrat WashingtonGuerrero Minerva Alianza DominicanaGuerrero Luis Teacher - Kennedy HSGuillen Gypsy D.Guridy Julio Dominican CulturalGuzamn Vargas Altagracia May KaneGuzman Carol Florida InternationalGuzman Roberto Florida InternationalGuzman Carol Florida InternationalHam RogerHarris Sandra Northern ManhattanHasbun Mirtha Haschel InvestmentsHasbur Tony Haschel InvestmentHerasme Oscar Dominican AmericanHernandez Yubelkis CHISPAHernandez Maria Alianza DominicanaHernandez Dario Conjunto FolkloricoHernandez Cesarina Rhode Island ChildrensHerrera Ludy New York City Board ofHerrera Genaro Dominican AmericanHidalgo Juana Alianza DominicanaHidalgo FelixInda-Fernandez MinervaInfante Josephine Hunts Point Economical


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Itzigsohn Jose Brown UniversityJimenez Manuel Jimenez & Assoc.Jimenez Luis Corona Travel & ToursJimenez Mercedes Dominican AmericanJones Christina Georgetown UniversityJones Mavel Georgetown UniversityKeomorokot JimKeomoushe ?? Santi ADVANTAGEKeppis Laura Board of EducationLantigua William ConcilioLantigua Juleika Alianza DominicanaLantigua Juleyka J.Lantigua RafaelLantigua RafaelLantigua Juleyka J.Lazala Francisco Alianza DominicanaLevy Ana ConcilioLevy Benjamin ConcilioLopez DeyaniraLopez Henry TeacherLuna Maria National DemocraticMalone Milady Baez N.Y. Public SchoolMarcelino Yania CHISPAMarshall GinaMarte Cesar D.Martinez Tulia Alianza DominicanaMartinez LlaquelinMartinez Miguel Northern ManhattanMartinez Wendy Fado-NYMartinez Aura Alianza DominicanaMartinez AltagraciaMateo Hector Alianza Dominicana


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Matos Carlos Comm. Of MassMaunir Miled Conjunto FolkloricoMedina Alba CHISPAMedina-Martinez Ana Greater LawrenceMejia Jose Juan Pablo DuarteMejia Miriam Alianza DominicanaMejia Mirian Alianza DominicanaMelo Francisco Alianza DominicanaMelo Carmen Alianza DominicanaMiguelina NildaMinaya Jina Johnson & WalesMorales Hugo Dominican FoundationMorales Gladys Dominican FoundationMorales Yocasta Childrens Arts & ScienceMorel Rafael Asoc. Com.Dom.FlaMorel CynthiaMorel Cpayba Rafael Asociacion deMorilla Cira Quiqueya en AccionMoya Samuel Dominican Amer. Natl.Muoz Renee Dominican WomensMurphy Ramon Presidentof Ass. OfNero Rafaela Protective Service forNoctenius Jeannette Latino Council onNoguera Olga Department of HumanNorman Kate CHISPANuez Ms. Kenia City of atlantic cityNuez Judy Quisqueya - DominicanNuez-Cedeno Rafael University ofIllinois atNuez-Cedeo Rafael Dom. Amer. MidwestNuosu Matthew University of MichiganO'Neal Hector P. Asociacion DominicanaOcasio Alina Riedc


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Orellana Blanca CHISPAPaula Franmy StudentPaulina XiomaraPayero Elizabeth Alianza DominicanaPeay Lenore M. Ft. George CommunityPeguero Rhadames Dominican Amer. Natl.Peguero Novella Dominican Amer. Natl.Pea Jacinta Latin American Student AssociationPerez Estela W. Wynn's InternationalPerez Cosme Publicaciones CasaPerez MaritzaPerez Everin Urban League of RIPichardo Katherine International ImmigrantsPichardo Rosa StudentPichardo Carolina CHISPAPichardo RosaPiertersz RobertoPimentel JessicaPolanco Ruth Alianza DominicanaPolanco LucillaPolanco Carmen Urban League of RIPuello Giovanni Manhattan Brorough ofPujadas Gilsia Alianza DominicanaPuntier Noemi Alianza DominicanaQuezada Kathy Alianza DominicanaRamirez Vanessa Conjunto FolkloricoRamirez Eribelka Conjunto FolkloricoRamirez yony Atornny General officeRamos Domingo Alianza DominicanaRamos Francisco Alianza DominicanaRamos Domingo Alianza DominicanaRamos Lisandra


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Reyes Dulce NY ImmigrationReynoso Gabriel Hospital Audiences Inc.Ricart Angel Ortiz Alianza DominicanaRicourt Milagros Alianza DominicanaRivas Angel Asociacion de Lluges deRivas David Rivas Travel AgencyRivas Vianela Alianza DominicanaRivera Gladys Dominican WomensRobinson Augelia-Garcia Ass. TeacherRobinson Franchesca StudentRodrigez FernandoRodriguez Carlos Dominican 2000Rodriguez Erika CornellRodriguez Luis Dominican 2000Rodriguez Felipe Medical DoctorRodriguez Marisella StudentRodriguez Francisco City University of NewRodriguez MadelineRodriguez Ydanis Dominican 2000Rodriguez Letizia Diplomatic SecurityRodrguez ErikaRodriquez Jose Alianza DominicanaRodriquez Maria Victoria CHISPARojas Jeny Quisqueya en AccionRomero Ivan UOSA - GDP WashingtonRomero Jane Self EmployedRomero Rosita Dominican WomensRomero Ramona EI du PONT deRondon Luisa Alianza DominicanaRosario Filomena Alianza DominicanaRosario Minerva Urban League of RIRosario Filomena Alianza Dominicana


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