Merengue and Bachata Na’ Ma’
College in the United States has taught me about the difference between being Dominican and looking as one. For instance, every time, I introduce myself as Dominican to the class the common questions that follow up the are something like, do you play baseball? Are you a good Merengue or Bachata dancer? While these questions are apparently innocuous, they carry on at pejorative message of limitation and culture of entertainment as the ground in the Dominicans.
Therefore, for many of my classmates being Dominicans means to be humorous and to …show more content…
Even though, the community has more than qualified representatives in the country, having the rest to know about the native Dominican writers and philosophers and politicians can give a better picture of the real sense of Dominicaness. Then, the interest in familiarizing with those personalities can trigger academic discussions in favor of the Dominican diaspora whose lacks of native icons in the United States set it in a state of uncertainty.
Second, promote the serious activities. By this, I mean to incorporate programs that talk about the importance of the Dominicans in the intellectual growth of New York City. Sponsor artist to showcase arts outside Washington Heights, so that other etnithcity will acquaintance themselves with our products. Products that surpass the entertainment industry that we are associated with.
Last, get away from the Bachata and Merengue na’ ma’ events. This does not mean not to promote cultural events that showcase our music, but to expand the range to which those events are normally projected. For instance, to invest in theater another for of art that we have in New York available, poetry, writing. And the most crucial direction the committee can do foster the Dominican culture is to bring to light the native Dominicans, such Juan Bosch, Eduardo Brito and many other cultural