Translating Dreams: Italo-Dominican Youth and Translatino Struggles in Milan.

• In Event: Latino/a Crossings: Towards a Relational Understanding of Latin@ Pluralities in the United States and Beyond.

Abstract

This paper considers the influence of the U.S. Latino Dreamer Movement in young Italo-Dominicans political organization around issues of racism, discrimination, and disenfranchisement. The presentation examines graffiti and street performances by Nuevo Duarte, an underground youth group formed by ex-members of the international Dominican gang Los Trinitarios; and a dozen public speeches by Quisqueyanos por un Sueño, a group of young undocumented Dominican activists seeking legalization and a right to study.

Author

• Lorgia H García Peña, Harvard University