Tag Archives: Dominican Studies and Diaspora
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Participates in Latino Poetry Festival with Dominican Poet Basilio Belliard
GFDD/FUNGLODE, a partner in this initiative, is participating in this popular poetry gathering by hosting renowned Dominican poet Basilio Belliard. This Festival, already a major cultural event in New York City, celebrates the literary creativity and Hispanic heritage of the United States, according to organizers who point out that nearly 40 million people speak Spanish in the United States. Local, national and international poets are invited to attend this year’s Festival.
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Former Dominican Culture Minister and Literary Figure Celebrates Pedro Mir’s Great Work at GFDD’s Dominican Get-Together in the Big Apple
Jose Rafael Lantigua, guest of GFDD’s Dominican Get-Together program, spoke to a packed auditorium at New York City’s Cervantes Institute in collaboration with the Dominican Cultural Commission in the US and FUNGLODE’s esteemed publication Revista Global (Global magazine).
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GFDD and FUNGLODE partner with City College of NY, on Photo Exhibit: Agriculture and People: Subsistence Practices of Hispaniola
GFDD and FUNGLODE, in association with City College of NY, Center for Worker Education, Division of Interdisciplinary Studies are partnering on a photo exhibit entitled “Agriculture and People Subsistence Practices of Hispaniola” showcasing works by Dominican conservation photographer, naturalist and illustrated-book producer, Eladio Fernandez.
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InteRDom Announces First Activity of New Reverse Exchange Initiative: The Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program
In collaboration with Yale University and its Dominican Student Association, QuisqueYalies, InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic is proud to announce its latest initiative aimed at promoting cross-cultural communication and international exchange: the Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program.
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Vegano Culture featured in Upper Manhattan at GFDD and FUNGLODE’s DGT in the Big Apple
Enthused guests were treated to dancing and the lively sounds of the Dominican Carnival in La Vega on Thursday night, June 6, during Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s popular initiative, Dominican Get-togethers in the Big Apple.
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Audience Experiences the High Life at Dominican Get-togethers in the Big Apple
November’s chilly night air was offset by mounting anticipation at Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), 4th Dominican Get-Together in the Big Apple. The audience would be hearing from people who had literally been at the top of the world, a feat that many of us could not even fathom and only a mere handful (less than 300) have ever accomplished.
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President of Dominican Republic Delights in Aerial Photos Depicting The Country
Dr. Leonel Fernandez, President of the Dominican Republic and Honorary President of GFDD and FUNGLODE, on a trip to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly, took the opportunity to visit the photo exhibit “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic”, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, located at the City University of New York (CUNY) until October 31.
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InteRDom to Hold Info Session with Dominican Student Association at CCNY
InteRDom seeks to strengthen its connection with the Dominican Diaspora in New York City by hosting an information session in conjunction with the Dominican Student Association of the City College of New York (CCNY) on April 2, 2009.
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InteRDom Will Organize Presentation at Fordham University in Collaboration with the Department of Career Services to Foster Increased Cooperation
InteRDom will hold an information session for students at Fordham University in Bronx, New York on Thursday, February 5, 2009. The gathering will be coordinated by the University’s Department of Career Services and will take place the faculty lounge from 1-2 pm.
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InteRDom Will Participate in Opportunity Knocks Fair at George Washington University
For the second year in a row, the internship program InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will participate in the “Opportunity Knocks Career and Information Fair” at George Washington University on February 12, 2008.
