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    Call for Submissions Un Corito Sano
    DWA Team
    • 3 days ago
    • 2 min

    Call for Submissions Un Corito Sano

    ESPAÑOL ABAJO. Deadline: July 31st, 2022 11:59 PM (EST) Aligned with Dominican Writer's mission to elevate local narratives and stories,...
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    The Mamiti
    DWA Team
    • Jun 17
    • 8 min

    The Mamiti

    by Mauricio Castillo My mother is a stereotype killer. I'm sure you've heard of the stereotype surrounding Dominican mothers and their...
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    Reflection
    DWA Team
    • Jun 17
    • 3 min

    Reflection

    by Amaris Castillo Hypocrisy lodged somewhere between our mothers' lungs and arms. We recognized it early on. As niñas, we are told by...
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    ¡Como los Chivos Sin Ley!
    DWA Team
    • Jun 17
    • 6 min

    ¡Como los Chivos Sin Ley!

    by Henry Suarez Mira, ahi estaba llamando una tal Karina. ¿Quien es esa muchachita? Una niña de mi clase, Mami. Bueno mas te vale que te...
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    Eso te Pasa Por Ser freca
    DWA Team
    • Jun 17
    • 5 min

    Eso te Pasa Por Ser freca

    by Luz Mack I don't know how my grandmother was as a child, but I knew mamá Luz as kind, quiet, giving, stoic; a devout catholic who many...
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    Banda de Chismosas
    DWA Team
    • Jun 17
    • 2 min

    Banda de Chismosas

    by Cindy Burgos "Oye muchachita, tu no llamas," she says, skipping past the pleasantries to make her complaint known. It had only been 48...
    225 views1 comment
     A Comer Se Ha Dicho:  Phrases Dominican Mothers Feed their Dominicanyork Children
    DWA Team
    • Jun 15
    • 5 min

     A Comer Se Ha Dicho:  Phrases Dominican Mothers Feed their Dominicanyork Children

    Angelina Altagracia Vargas Me: "Maaaaaaa, tengo hambre!" Mami: "Ah, pues bebe agua." Uff, besides my grandfather responding, "Ah, pues...
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    Adriana Herrera on 'A Caribbean Heiress in Paris' and the Hustle of Dominican Women
    DWA Team
    • May 27
    • 10 min

    Adriana Herrera on 'A Caribbean Heiress in Paris' and the Hustle of Dominican Women

    By Amaris Castillo In the summer of 2019, Adriana Herrera got the idea for a new romance book when she learned the Dominican Republic had...
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    'Neruda on the Park' is a masterfully intricate story about gentrification, home, and love
    DWA Team
    • May 24
    • 5 min

    'Neruda on the Park' is a masterfully intricate story about gentrification, home, and love

    By Amaris Castillo On the very first page of Neruda on the Park, debut author Cleyvis Natera drops readers into the boom and crash of a...
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    Cleyvis Natera on ‘Neruda on the Park’ & the Deliciousness of Being Dominican
    DWA Team
    • May 17
    • 11 min

    Cleyvis Natera on ‘Neruda on the Park’ & the Deliciousness of Being Dominican

    By Amaris Castillo Over the course of 15 years, Cleyvis Natera quietly worked on a story about a Dominican mother and daughter who take...
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    Call for Submissions for Ción papi
    DWA Team
    • May 2
    • 2 min

    Call for Submissions for Ción papi

    ESPAÑOL ABAJO. Deadline: June 19th, 2022 11:59 PM (EST) Aligned with Dominican Writer's mission to elevate local narratives and stories,...
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    Elizabeth Acevedo on transforming her viral hair poem into 'INHERITANCE: A Visual Poem'
    DWA Team
    • May 2
    • 5 min

    Elizabeth Acevedo on transforming her viral hair poem into 'INHERITANCE: A Visual Poem'

    By Amaris Castillo In 2009, Elizabeth Acevedo wrote a poem about hair as part of her honors thesis. In it, the New York-born dominicana...
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    Las Doñas of my Domain
    DWA Team
    • Apr 19
    • 6 min