A Shaken Dominican LGBT Movement Finds Strength After Orlando

Wednesday, July 13, 2016  |  Brendan O'Boyle  |  AQ Web Exclusive

LGBT activists in the Dominican Republic aren't backing down in the face of discrimination. ... Read More

Weekly Chart: The Dominican Republic's 2016 Election

Wednesday, May 11, 2016  |  Elizabeth Gonzalez

Dominicans will have to elect the most officials ever in a single election day, as Danilo Medina heads for a second term in office.  ... Read More

Film Review: Dólares de Arena

Wednesday, November 11, 2015  |  Americas Quarterly

Challenging stereotypes of sex tourism in the Dominican Republic. ... Read More

10 Things to Do: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Tuesday, July 28, 2015  |  Americas Quarterly

The tropical playground of Puerto Plata has come a long way from its notorious beginnings as a hub of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Now host to the annual Bride of the Atlantic surfing festival, the busy port on the Dominican Republic’s north coast is a magnet for history buffs as well as beach lovers. ... Read More

My Struggles as a Black American in the Dominican Republic

Tuesday, July 14, 2015  |  AQ Web Exclusive

Contributing writer Morgan Miller explores her experience with racism in the Dominican Republic - and what it says about the country's controversial immigration laws ... Read More

Explainer: Why Is the Dominican Republic Threatening Thousands with Deportation? 

Wednesday, June 17, 2015  |  Rachel Glickhouse

A June 17 deadline for documentation puts a vast number of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent at deportation risk. ... Read More

Oscar de la Renta: 1932-2014

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

We are saddened to learn of the passing of Oscar de la Renta, a member of the Americas Society Chairman’s International Advisory Council. ... Read More

The Dominican Republic and Haiti: Shame

Thursday, July 17, 2014  |  Americas Quarterly

The citizenship squabble in the D.R. is riddled with mistruths and distortions, argue Santiago A. Canton and Wade H. McMullen, Jr in AQ. ... Read More