Dominican-Americans and the Politics of Empowerment

by Ana Aparicio

Book Overview

Aparicio examines the ways first- and second-generation Dominican-Americans in the dynamic northern Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights have shaped a new Dominican presence in local New York City politics. Through community organizing, they have formed coalitions with people of different national and ethnic backgrounds and other people of color, tackled local concerns, and created new routes for empowerment. The character of Dominican-American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813034132
• ISBN13: 9780813034133
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"