Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
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.
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.
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