My thanks to José Ramon Bello, former Executive Director of the Dominican American National Roundtable, for his assistance and guidance in the formulation of this paper.

This paper, nor I, would have been here in DC without you. Gracias for taking the time to point out the Hill and the White House.

My gratitude to Nelson Valdez of 1199-SEIU and Dr. Ramona Hernandez of the CUNY.

Dominican Studies Institute. Thank you for taking the chance on someone you just met. To Denny Rivera of 1199-SEIU, thank you for your patience and supporting this effort.

To Dr. John Logan, Dr. Henry Flores and other forward thinkers I interviewed, thank you for your willingness to take time out of your busy schedule to talk and exchange ideas.

Last, but not least, to my Princeton WWS colleagues. Thank you for listening and providing your feedback and, even, the nudge I needed.

Deni Taveras