Credits

Humanities Advisors 

Paul Austerlitz, Ph.D., Professor, Gettysburg College

Sydney Hutchinson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Syracuse University

Deborah Pacini Hernández, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Tufts University

Angelina Tallaj, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Stella and Charles Guttman Community College, CUNY

Raymond Torres-Santos, Ph.D., Professor, California State University, Long Beach

 

Principal Investigator

Ramona Hernández, Ph.D., Director, CUNY DSI & Professor of Sociology, The City College of New York

 

Project Coordinator

Ruth Lizardi, Curatorial Coordinator, CUNY DSI, The City College of New York

 

Researchers

John Bimbiras, M.A., Graduate Student, University of Texas at Austin

Wilfredo J. Burgos Matos, M.A., Graduate Student, University of Texas at Austin                                                 

Jalen García, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY

Isabelia Herrera, Graduate Student, New York University

Paola Michel, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, Florida

Jhensen Ortiz, M.L.S., M.A., Librarian, CUNY DSI, The City College of New York

Mariela Pichardo, Brown University 

Matthew Santana, Library Assistant, CUNY DSI, The City College of New York

 

Editorial Team

Sarah Aponte, M.L.S., M.S.Ed., Chief Librarian, CUNY DSI &  Associate Professor, CCNY Libraries 

Paul Austerlitz, Ph.D., Professor of Music, Gettysburg College & CUNY DSI Visiting Professor, 2019-20

Ramona Hernández, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Director of CUNY DSI, The City College of New York      

Ashley Santos, Editorial Assistant, CUNY DSI, The City College of New York                                             

Anthony Stevens-Acevedo, M.A., Former Assistant Director, CUNY DSI, The City College of New York                                                  

Timothy Williams, Ph.D., Senior Editor, CUNY DSI, The City College of New York           

   

Educational Resources by New-York Historical Society Education Division 

Marianne De Padua, Assistant Manager of Professional Learning

Leslie Hayes, Director of Education

 

Web Developer
Gregory Parrish, M.I., M.A.         

                                                                                                                        

Graphic Designer
Margaret Inga Urías, M.S. 

 

Specialized Services by CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Staff  

Edward De Jesus, M.S., Research Associate/Assistant Accounts & Grants

Idilio Gracia Peña, Chief Archivist

Greysi Peralta, Accounts & Grants Coordinator 

Jessy Perez, M.L.S., M.A., Archivist

Javier Pichardo, Graphic Designer 

 

Lenders

Jenny Collado 

Federico Chan, M.D.

Alcides David De Los Reyes

Ricardo Gautreau

David Herrero 

Melvin Lafontaine

Elena Martínez

Michelle Quesada

Luz Reyes-Noel

Phoenix Rivera

Copie Rodríguez

Osvaldo D. Sánchez

Victor R. J. Saviñon

Adrienne M.Z. Torres & Ernesto Torres 

Bill Viloria 

 

Outreach Sponsors

Dr. Marilu Galván, Executive Director, Centro Cívico Cultural Dominicano, Inc.

Elena Martínez, Co-Artistic Director, Bronx Music Heritage Center

Bobby Sanabria, Co-Artistic Director, Bronx Music Heritage Center

Dr. Amada Vargas, Director, Latinos United in Action Center, Inc. 

Daniel Ventura, President, Sociedad de Bailadores de Son

Federico Veras, President, Centro Comunal Hermanos Unidos de Queens

José J. Záiter, Director, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, Florida

 

Special Thanks

Richard Blondet, Administrative Assistant, John Jay College Department of Art and Music, CUNY

Leonardo Iván Domínguez, Director, Conjunto Folkórico de Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center

Luisa González, The Dominican-American Midwest Association

Manuel González

Verónica A. González, Librarian, Sound and Image Resources Department, Florida International University Libraries

Pedro Juan Hernández, Senior Archivist, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, CUNY

David Herrero

Laura Jiménez

José Mateo III

Henry Medina Jr., Private Collector, The Henry Medina Archives

Genaro Ozuna, Gagá P’al Pueblo

Michelle Quesada

Sergio Hipólito Reyes, Instituto Duartiano

Ana-Ofelia Rodríguez, Ph.D., Director of Community Engagement, Broadway Housing Communities

Joseph E. Rodríguez

César Romero, Cable TV Producer 

Rufino Santos

Juan Nicolás Tineo, Ph.D. 

María Terrero & Pedro Raposo, KumbaCarey

Laura Tosi, Librarian, The Bronx County Historical Society

Mary Sherwood, Licensing, SOFA Entertainment 

Dagoberto Tejada, Historian and Folklorist, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo

Ricardo Ureña

Vivian Viloria-Fisher

Lindsay D. Wittwer, Digital Archivist, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, CUNY