Dominicanness is Honored by the New GFDD/Funglode Publication

Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and its sister institution Funglode launched their newest publication, ALL THINGS DOMINICAN/LO DOMINICANO, February 18th at Librería Cuesta in Santo Domingo. All Things Dominican is a bilingual (Spanish and English) publication that offers a quick and fresh take on the main features of Dominicanness, and the country’s cultural and natural endowments, all from a modern and innovative perspective that’s easy
to understand, with an emphasis on intriguing and little-known details. This book is a way of honoring the richness of the Dominicannes.

During the event, that took place at Foro Pedro Mir in Libreria Cuesta, Maria Victoria Abreu , GFDD’s International Affairs and Socio-Economic Development Program Manager, and Content Coordinator of the publication, shared with the audience details of the purpose of this publication, the investigative process and the
network  of collaborators that contributed to the creation of this book.

After the presentation, Delia Blanco, Dominican anthropologist, art critic and vice president of the Association of Caribbean Writers, recognized for her contributions to the study of the Dominican identity and Dominicanness, shared her comments on the publication, highlighting its great contribution to the Dominican culture.

Historians,
writers, and known experts in different areas of the Dominican culture participated to the launch, Xiomara Fortuna, Reina Rosario and Avelino Stanley, among others.

To conclude the evening the audience shared a toast and exchanged opinions on All Things Dominican I LO DOMINICANO.

About ALL THINGS DOMINICAN/ LO DOMINICANO
The tangible and the intangible, the traditional and the modern, the spirit that creates new trends and
the conservative emphasis on preserving our roots, the creative expressions that stimulate the finest senses of rhythm, sound, sight, smell, and taste, inviting us to think, feel, and dream – all this forms part of what we call lo nuestro, lo dominicano, which infuses our daily lives, our homes, our streets, our workplaces, and follows us when we travel abroad or live out of our home country. What brings us together identifies us, makes us proud, and inspires us to keep creating and
contributing to this abundant and prolific heritage of very particular expressions of what we are – expressions also appreciated, enjoyed, and shared by people from all corners of the globe.

The book is available for purchase:
GFDD website
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/All-Things-Dominican-Lo-Dominicano/dp/9945590243
Book Stores

Related Links:
http://publications.globalfoundationdd.org