FOREIGNERS IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY: Dominicans of Haitian Descent and the struggle for citizenship Wednesday, January 22, 2013 5:00-7:00pm 2nd Floor Conference Room, Benson Latin American Collection, SRH Unit 1, University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin--LLILAS BENSON presents:

FOREIGNERS IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY: Dominicans of Haitian Descent and the struggle for citizenship

Wednesday, January 22, 2013 5:00-7:00pm 2nd Floor Conference Room, Benson Latin American Collection, SRH Unit 1 A panel of UT experts will help us to understand and raise awareness about the critical situation that Dominicans of Haitian descent face after the court ruling that seeks to strip them of their Dominican citizenship. Join our faculty members to discuss the implications that this ruling has for the future of race relations, human rights and diplomacy in the island of Hispaniola .  Panelists: • Jossianna Arroyo-Martínez, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese & Dept. of African and African American Studies • Lydia Contreras, Dept. of Chemical Engineering • Ariel, Dulitzky, School of Law • Wendy Hunter, Dept. of Government • Minkah Makalani, Dept. of African and African American Studies Co- Sponsored by the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Latin American Law • • the John L. Warfield Center of African • and the African and African Diaspora Studies Department Please help us to spread the word about this important issue. Share the event with friends around the world and read Prof. Jossianna Arroyo-Martínez story for the LLILAS BENSON blog Whose Dominicanidad?: Citizenship, Border Cultures and Human rights *Picture courtesy of Aurora Arias

Paloma Díaz, M.A.

Scholarly Programs Director
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Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS)

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