For the this semester I plan on focusing on the Dominican republic. I’m going to focus in on digging into its struggles with corruption in its government. 2 Siblings of former president Danilo Medina, are been accused of embezzling money through government funds and earlier this year the minister of environment and natural resources was killed in his office. These scandals have started rise over the last decade, as the countries economy has been rising due to the booming tourism industry.
Theirs multiple Dominican communities throughout NYC, with an estimated 900,000 people of Dominican decent living in the city. The Bronx and Washington Heights are 2 communities that are accessible where I could find people who are Native Dominicans as well as Dominican Americans perspective on the issues on the island. I know of a couple of sizeable churches located in The Bronx and Manhattan that have mostly Dominicans members, where I’d be able to find people to interview as well.