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05-04-2010, 04:10 PM
An upcoming exhibition at the New York Historical Society of New York in collaboration with the Museo del Barrio will break the news that a Dominican, Juan Rodriguez was the first immigrant in New York's history. The exhibition, New York (1613-1945) will be open from 17 September 2010 to 9 January 2011. The exhibition is also sponsored by the Museum of the Barrio. It tells of the influence of Hispanics in the Big Apple. It will tell the story of how Hispanics, Latins and Spaniards, and migrants from Spanish-speaking Caribbean have helped shape the history of the city.
Ramona Hernandez, director of the Dominican Studies Institute at the City University of New York says that the exhibition shows that Hispanics go way back to the founding of the city. Rodriguez told La Prensa of New York: "The exhibition reflects the fact that the city started with us. Many believed Hispanics came in the 19th Century or in 1965, but that is not true. We arrived before the other immigrants."
This will be the first exhibition to explore how New York's long and deep involvement with Spain and Latin America has affected virtually every aspect of the city's development, from commerce, manufacturing and transportation to communications, entertainment and the arts.
The exhibition can be seen at El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue (at 104th Street).
www.nyhistory.org/web/default.php?section=exhibits_collections... (http://www.nyhistory.org/web/default.php?section=exhibits_collections&page=exhibit_detail&id=4833639)
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Ramona Hernandez, director of the Dominican Studies Institute at the City University of New York says that the exhibition shows that Hispanics go way back to the founding of the city. Rodriguez told La Prensa of New York: "The exhibition reflects the fact that the city started with us. Many believed Hispanics came in the 19th Century or in 1965, but that is not true. We arrived before the other immigrants."
This will be the first exhibition to explore how New York's long and deep involvement with Spain and Latin America has affected virtually every aspect of the city's development, from commerce, manufacturing and transportation to communications, entertainment and the arts.
The exhibition can be seen at El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue (at 104th Street).
www.nyhistory.org/web/default.php?section=exhibits_collections... (http://www.nyhistory.org/web/default.php?section=exhibits_collections&page=exhibit_detail&id=4833639)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)