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    Paying for school...

    I know someone who needs 800 dollars to pay for her child's semester at a Dominican University. They are not US citizens. They are Dominicans. Besides the bank, how can she get a loan to pay for it? She can pay it back by the end of the month.
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    When does a dominican American (morenos) become an African American or Puerto Rican?

    I went to a luncheon with a professor of Dominican studies from SUNY. She gave us a presentation on the statistics concerning dominican americans. she said that it is hard to record dominican ancestry after 3 generation b/c 4th and 5th generation dominican americans usually identify themselves...
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    When did u realize u were black?

    This is for the morenos(as). When did u realize that u were black? Did u know this all along while u were growing up? Was it smthg that u realized when u came to the US b/c u are not considered black in the DR? Do u still not accept urself as being black although many Americans may percieve u to...
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    Were u educated in the US or in the DR?

    If u were educated in the DR, do u feel like u recieved a decent education? How do u feel about the dominican education system? Can most of your relatives read and write well? On a scale from 1-10 (10 being the best), how would u rate ur country's education system? What should be done to change it?
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    Favorite Bachata songs...

    What are some of your favorite bachata songs?
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    Arroz y habichuela...

    Can someone please pot a recipe for this? Preferably smthg fool proof. The recipe on aunt clara's website just isn't working for me. It doesnt taste like the traditional arroz y habichuela that i remember eating everyday. It seems like some important steps and/or ingredients are missing. TIA
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    Daisy Gran Salon...

    in Santo domingo... Ever been? It is an upscale dominican salon. Can u think of an American equivalent? None of the Dominican salons that I have been to here have that same classy type of atmosphere and trendy styles.
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    The infamous dominican blowout...

    okay dominicanas, ayudame por favor! Do any of you manage to achieve similar results when blow out your own hair as the stylists do at the dominican salons? Can you give me some tips please? b/c I am in college and can't make it to my salon every week. ;) TIA