Dominicanos en Los Angeles?

[meseelite]

Finally - Dominicans in LA!!

I moved to LA @ 2 years ago and have yet to meet the first Dominican - most people in CA do not even know where the island is located - I'm tired of the geography lessons. Maybe now with all the press surrounding Angelica Jolie since she is filming a movie in DR, people will know more about us....let's just hope.

I work in LA and am always in search of another Dominican. I just came back from DR and it was so nice to see people that look like me - here I'm considered exotic- who knew :lick:

Is there a Dominican social club in LA?

PS:Why is it that to listen to the latest merengue you have to go to Baja Fresh?

 

[meseelite]

Exxtol - are your parents dominican and you were born in LA? how interesting.

 

[perlanegra]

I live in LA and I'm Dominican!!!

First of all!! I will like to apologize for any mistakes I make and at the same time appreciate any help I could get from you guys (the experts!!), because I AM A NEWYYYYY to this forum!!!! I do accept advises, compliments, and are open to any opinion you might have + or - to my post!

Anyway!! I just want to let you guys know that I'm Dominican residing in LA since 1992, I do know lots of Dominicans in LA, from all types of life levels, from the doctor to the shoe shining guy, and needless to say to the Domincan hairdressers and the goodies seller; due to the fact that I used to work with the directives of the Dominican Club here in LA. I like the fact that some of you are trying to find your RAZA; It's hard enough that we are so far from our little Island and not to be able to find our own.

My email address is igarcia@quislaw.com

 

[Shelby Stokes]

I did not know that there were this many people in this city. I say that we should, if we can not find one, create our own little social club. I know a couple of people that own restaurants and lounges. I will hit everyone up in the future with more details. For now let us build a little e-mail address book to swap information about little events that could build our fellowship a little more.


okeystokey@hotmail.com that is my e-mail address.

Bro. Shelby Stokes

 

[Exxtol]

Exxtol - are your parents dominican and you were born in LA? how interesting.

Ohh, I'm not Dominican, just in love with the culture. ive been twice and lived there for a few months at a time. im trying to go back this march with some folks i studied with. but yeah dominican culture is so fascinating. i would love to get up with some of you though when im back in town, that would be cool. where can i get some brugal??

 

[sucar]

Happy to say, The BevMo in Hollywood carries Brugal- de mallita!

 

[BlancoOsiris]

wow! QLQ mi gente.. que bueno que encontre par de gente aqui, soy dominicano de NYC tengo en los angeles 9 meses, me dijeron que en Long Beach havia una comunidad dominicana grande, que hasta equipos de pelota con los nombre del pais tienen, y que hay hasa vendedores de CHIMI.. yo vivo por 60 y normandie.. pero travajo para harbor city.. espero que si se pueda hacer un grupito de nosotros.. para que recordemos de nuetras cosas

henry

 

[David Heredia]

Ha Ha

I've got the "You don't look dominican" line several times!! And the "How did you learn spanish line is also a classic.

Well it seems there is still hope in L.A for dominicans! I'd love to organize a dominican in the park party somewherein Los Angeles. A little area where we can cook up some food, network and dance and get closer to our heritage with an event that could bridge a gap in the numbers of Dominicans out here.

Just had lunch with two Dominicans in L.A. and am on the way to meeting another in downtown L.A. just to chat. If a park event already exists like this, then please inform me more about it. If it doesn't, then I'd love to try and organize this with say the parks and recreation or something...Any info you may have relevant to this idea, or if you're interested in helping to organize this, drop me a line.

David Heredia
dheredia4@yahoo.com
herediadesigns.com

 

[Erin24]

hmm

I notice in the dominican republic that they say republica dominicana, maybe the US just know it as the dominican, or the dominican republic, i notice thast how people in canada refer to the DR, more so the Dominican. just my opinion.

 

[kirkland1222]

I am dominican and live in silverlake/echo park border. I have lived here for three years and have met only one other dominican.

 

[Exxtol]

I am dominican and live in silverlake/echo park border. I have lived here for three years and have met only one other dominican.

i was born and raised in the silverlake/echo park area.......right off sunset and griffith park blvd--seems like quite a few of you guys live right around there.

 

[David Heredia]

here is a post from a friend of mine (Dominicana en L.A.) with the latest news on a get together celebration for our independence day..

To all of you who are trying to meet some Dominicans in LA, I just got informed by the Dominican Club president that we will be celebrating 27 de Febrero @ the Hollywood Park Casino, February 25th, tickets are selling for $20.00, including the food and they will be having one of the best Dominican DJ in LA, Pedro el Sabroso. He was the DJ at this Downtown club called Grand Avenue for many years. He can really bring it down when it comes to music!! I'm very excited. Please feel free to contact me if you need any info igarcia@quislaw.com. I can't wait to meet some of you!!!

 

[BlancoOsiris]

people co?o.. que no somo dominicano aqui.. o nos estamo olvidando de nuestro hablar como el 99.99% de imiggrantes en este estado.. por que en NYC.. si somo orguyoso de nuestro idioma..hablem espanol mi gente

 

[perlanegra]

people co?o.. que no somo dominicano aqui.. o nos estamo olvidando de nuestro hablar como el 99.99% de imiggrantes en este estado.. por que en NYC.. si somo orguyoso de nuestro idioma..hablem espanol mi gente

Oh, Oh!! Yo voy a hablar por mi solamente! Mil excusas si he ofendido, pero la unica razon por la cual yo he escrito en Ingles, es porque me he dado cuenta que la mayoria de personas que escriben en DR1, no importando desde cual estado se comuniquen tambien lo hacen. Ademas tu tambien tienes que entender que hay muchas personas las cuales no hablan Espa?ol, pero que de una manera u otra se sienten Dominicanos o tienen algun interes en nuestra cultura, y nosotros no somos quienes para deprivarlos a ellos de querer seguir lo nuestro. Y yo si soy Dominicana que vive en LA, sigo muy de cerca mi cultura y lo que pasa en mi pais, me encanta hablar mi lengua, respeto la opinion de los demas, pero tambien me encanta que otras personas de otras nacionalidades se interesen por mi pais, y no me importa en que lengua ellos hablen o se sientan a gusto expresandose siempre tratare de hacer lo mejor para ayudarles. !!!

NOW IN ENGLISH!!!

Oh, Oh!! I' going to speak for myself only! My apologies if for any reazon I have offended anybody by not expressing myself in English when writing to this forum, but the only reason why I've done it is because I have noticed that most of the people who do post in it, do it in English!! No matter where they are writing from!! Plus you must understand that not everybody in this forum speaks Spanish, and we Dominicans should be proud of others been interested in our culture or our country by any means and we have no rights to deprive them of their interests. And Yes, I'm a Dominican living in LA, I do follow my culture and what's going on in my country very clossely, I do respect other people's interests but formost I love the fact that there are other people from different nationalities trying to be in contact with us; and no matter what language they are belong too, I will try to help them get the best of my country.

 

[David Heredia]

people co?o.. que no somo dominicano aqui.. o nos estamo olvidando de nuestro hablar como el 99.99% de imiggrantes en este estado.. por que en NYC.. si somo orguyoso de nuestro idioma..hablem espanol mi gente

BlancoOsiris,

Tampoco te quiero ofender, pero si te molesta tanto que la gente escriben en ingles, no deje mensajes en esta tela (thread). Aqui no hay reglas de que idioma debemos de escribir, not every "Dominican" knows how to articulate as well in grammar like other "Dominicans" (como yo) but I can assure you that we are all just as "Orgulloso."


David (Vivo en L.A. pero Born and raised in NYC)

 

[sucar]

my 2 cents

I'm going to chime in too!

I joined this forum to become connected to other dominicans in my area, not to be put down 'cause I dont write in spanish. The idea here is to get to know each other, so can we just get along?

 

[David Heredia]

Hey Sucar,

What area are you in again?

 

[sucar]

live in Korea town/ work in Downtown

 

[2dlight]

I didn't

reply to post #33 because I did not take him seriously. If anyone is bold enough to ask complete strangers to have pride in, and use, what he assumes is their native language, he/she should at least have command of that language.

No participo en conversaciones negativas porque son contraproducentes. Hay suficiente sitios virtuales para entretener ese tipo de conversacion; este no es uno de ellos.

Btw, I'm thinking of going to the 27 de febrero celebration at Hollywood Park on the 25th., anyone else?

 

[BlancoOsiris]

Hello...
I will like to thanks every one who has responded to my message... I see that a truthful criticism has encourage many of your opinion to something that it substantially an issue in some of your life. I did not made the comment to make any one feel inferior or to put some one down, but to see if there were still people here with our beautiful accent, with many people always complement out of me.
If I have offended any one please accept my apologies, it was not my intention,
I have been in LA for only 5 month, I came to this city for vacation only and I’m still here. I work for Pep Boys, and I used to work for my father before.
One more time, I apologize if I have offended anyone one, and if you will like to know the kind of family I descent from please read the article in the link I provide.

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2002/issue4/0402p28.html


Thank you
Sincerely
Osiris Blanco