Both my parents were born in DR, my mom came when she was 8 and I've only been there once when i was 1 (so that doesn't really count), I'm 23 now. I speak some spanish (can read it, can't write it), don't really listen to any spanish music. Basically the only dominican thing about me is the food i eat! I read these forums and wish I had spent my summers there as a kid and got to experience the dominican lifestyle. I now have a 2 year old daughter and don't want her to be as deprived as I was so I really want to know more about the history, any book suggestions and websites would be greatly appreciated!