Jose Luis Villegas
From Argentina and Venezuela to the Dominican Republic and the rest of the Caribbean, thousands of boys grow up playing sandlot ball and planning a big-league career. Inspired by Latino greats who paved the way, young men head north in hopes of ... [... more]
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Julia Alvarez
Anita de la Torre never questioned her freedom living in the Dominican Republic. But by her 12th birthday in 1960, most of her relatives have emigrated to the United States, her Tío Toni has disappeared without a trace, and the government's ... [... more]
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Nelly Rosario
Nelly Rosario was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Brooklyn, where she now lives. She received a B.A. in engineering from MIT and an M.F.A. in fiction writing from Columbia University. She was named a "Writer on the Verge" by the ... [... more]
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Michael Stein
A professor of medicine and community health at Brown University Medical School and the director of HIV clinics in Rhode Island and Santiago, Dominican Republic, Michael Stein, M.D., is also the author of four critically acclaimed novels. He ... [... more]
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Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez is the third baseman for the New York Yankees. Twice voted the American League Most Valuable Player, he was born in New York City, moved with his family to their native Dominican Republic when he was four, then moved to Miami with ... [... more]
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Sandra Rodriguez Barron
Sandra Rodriguez Barron was born in Puerto Rico, has lived in El Salvador, Connecticut, France and the Dominican Republic. The daughter of a Salvadoran mother and a Puerto Rican father, her family moved from El Salvador to Connecticut to avoid ... [... more]
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