El domínico-japonés: expresiones culturales de la identidad japonesa en la república dominicana desde mediados de los años 50

Author

• Stephanie Lopez

Date of Award

2013

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Cañete-Quesada, Carmen

Abstract

As a result of General Rafael Trujillo’s desire to “whiten” the Dominican society during his regime (1930-61), various immigration incentives were placed into effect in order to attract Europeans and Asians to the small country in the Antilles from the 1930s to the 1950s. In a period when Europe was ravaged by wars, numerous Europeans accepted the refuge offered by the small country. However, it was not until the mid-1950s when Asians, particularly Japanese people, accepted to relocate to the Dominican Republic. As a result, Trujillo accomplished repopulating the Dominican-Haitian border with people of non-African descent and growing the agriculture sector with the perseverance of the Japanese immigrants. In my research, I explore the process of assimilation and hybridization of this important community that counts for approximately 550 Dominican-Japanese.

Comments

Includes bibliography.

Recommended Citation

Lopez, Stephanie, "El domínico-japonés: expresiones culturales de la identidad japonesa en la república dominicana desde mediados de los años 50" (2013). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019. 158.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors_2/158

Extent

95 p.

Identifier

FA00003524