Juan Rodriguez: The Immigrant Spirit
By Dr. Ramona Hernandez
June 5th at 12PM; Virtual Via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hpar0yC5RkOQSPlLnHhguQ#/registration
This talk focuses on the historical events that shaped Juan Rodriguez, a black man who spoke his mind and demanded to be heard. It also discusses the “push and pull” factors behind Rodriguez’s migration and his decision to settle in a land that would be later named New York City.
Dr. Ramona Hernández is Professor of Sociology at the City College of New York, City University of New York (CUNY) and Director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute. Dr. Hernández is also affiliated with the Doctoral faculties of the Department of Sociology and the Master of International Studies, both at the CUNY Graduate Center. Under her leadership, CUNY DSI, which is home to a research unit, Dominican Library, and Dominican Archives, has distinguished itself as a world-class institute of research known for its groundbreaking scholarship on the history of the Dominican people in the United States and elsewhere. Dr. Hernández is the author, co-author and co-editor of numerous writings and research projects focusing on the Dominican people. Her newest project is a book that focuses on the transition of Dominicans into a settled, permanent community in the U.S., co-authored with Gregory Morton and under contract with Lived Places Publishing Press.
