“During the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of Haitians crossed into the wealthier Dominican Republic to escape poverty and political instability only to face color-based racism and repression. Recently, the Dominican government drew international outrage when it ended birthright citizenship for people born to undocumented Haitians in the country. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports.” Watch…
“Gadiel and Julissa go to their motherland and team up with Bocao, to take the ultimate food tour in Dominican Republic! Credits: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bfmp/videos/… Check out more awesome videos at Pero Like! https://bzfd.it/2y6R5Vy“
Okay, I am half-Dominican and half-Puerto Rican and I should know a lot more about Dominican food, especially since my mother who was Dominican did all the cooking. But, while she would occasionally mix it in, I’m sure most of what she cooked was Puerto Rican food in deference to my father. However, there are…
Julissa Calderon goes to New York to do research on her late aunt Normandia Maldonado and finds out she is an ICON! Watch more at https://www.youtube.com/perolike
“Julissa sits down with Tony Peralta, the Dominican Artist who has brought a whole new meaning to pop art, to talk about his work, inspiration, and where he got the idea to put rolos on iconic, Latina women like Celia Cruz in his art!” Watch more at https://www.youtube.com/perolike Find out more about the artist HERE