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[travelwithdestinyy]

Book Review

Culture and Customs of the Dominican Republic is a book written by Isabel Zakrzewski Brown. The book was published by Greenwood Press in 1999. Brown is an Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature at the University of South Alabama. Knowing this about the author tells us that she probably spent a long time studying Spanish speaking countries and their culture. This book would be considered a monograph because it is written on a single specialized topic and only has one author.

Once I started reading this book I was very intrigued and wanted to keep reading. As you can tell by the books title, this book is all about the culture and customs of the Dominican Republic. The book focuses on the Dominican way of life and how its land, history, its people, social customs and so much more reflect on the lifestyles of Dominicans.

Since I am Dominican, I can relate to literally everything this book has to say. I was fascinated on how the author, Brown was able to gather all her research and put all this information into book form. I believe a lot of what she has written is extremely accurate and relevant to Dominican culture. I know because I've lived it since I was born!

This book is extremely helpful and relevant in this blog because the book specifically goes into Dominican culture and Dominican's way of life instead of just talking about its beautiful scenery that drive the people to the island for vacation.

The chapter on social customs shows the daily habits of the average Dominicans. The chapter focuses on the meals including traditional meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dominicans are known for inventing their own words in Spanish or adding certain letters to words that already exist. This book explains the language and dialect very well and in depth. The chapter also goes further into Dominican celebrations including national holidays, festivals and the meaning of the national symbols of the Dominican flag.

The book includes photographs that add context and visuals to the reader. I feel that the certain photographs chosen for this book also adds realism and it makes the book even more accurate to what the author has written about.

I also loved how the introduction set the stage for the book itself. It goes on to give a brief explanation on each chapter. Brown does an amazing job on explaining ways that the Dominican Republic has its own traditions and customs that differ from other Hispanic nations. Brown writes, "Despite the proximity of other Hispanic island nations such as Cuba and Puerto Rico, Dominicans have developed distinctive customs and language that make then unique and not directly comparable to their neighbors." I really like how she added this information. A lot of people may think that hispanic countries all have the same customs or traditions but it certainty is not the case and I feel that it is something everyone should know about Hispanic nations. Yes, there are many similarities but also differneces that make them unique.

Overall this book, depicts specific details in the lifestyles of Dominicans and many aspects of the country that add to the Dominican culture and the history behind its land and people.

I would judge the accuracy of this book to be very accurate because I can tell the author, Isabel Brown, did her research of Dominican culture and customs. I can tell that her information is accurate because I can speak from my own experiences. My family is from DR and I grew up around Dominican culture and I have been to the Dominican Republic more times than I can remember. I've learned about the history of the country from my parents and grandparents. To this day we follow the culture and traditions of the Dominican Republic. From the food I eat to the way I speak.

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[jbfdez]

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[tigrefino]

Today we can celebrate the independence of my beautiful Dominican Republic, thanks to those who fought for the freedom that we can enjoy today. Hoy podemos celebrar la independencia mi bella República Dominicana. Gracias aquellos que lucharon por la libertad que hoy podemos celebrar. #proudtobedominican #dominican #dominicano #dominicanos #dominicanosoy #dominicana #dominicanrepublic #dominicanmusic #dr #tigrefino #dominicans #dominicanproblems

[xicana-afrolatinx]

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[gmnproductions]

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[djbigjeff]

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[itsevol]

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Take a moment to educate yourself on whats going in DR before spreading lies and hate. Especially my Dominicans who know little to nothing about the situation. I'm tired of hearing about how dominicans are racists and we are killing Haitians. There is no Haitian genocide or mass deportations occurring. Our border has been a joke free for anyone to come in and out as they please. All illegal immigrants in DR were given over a year to get the proper documentation for Dominican residency. The backlash that DR has received for trying to enforce its immigration laws, something that the US does every day, is ridiculous. I have seen petitions to boycott DR in order to hurt their economy and I am truly disappointed. DR is a poor country and even without the resources, Dominicans have always been there to help our neighbors. Especially after the Haiti earthquake in 2010. When the US and other countries failed Haiti, DR was the first ones there to aid and last ones to leave. Dominicans come in all colors, we are a beautiful people with a rich culture. This is not about being black, race or self-hate its about a country's progress. Stop using social media to spread false information and hate but use it to inform and educate yourself. http://youtu.be/7Cg4ULem6oE

[jbfdez]

Last night @theedumar from @anacaonatheater gave people @codocul a show to remember #tainos #areitocultural #proudtobedominican #DomiNYCams — view on Instagram http://ift.tt/2jbe9ei