The Dominican Diasporic Family in NY

Organization: UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW)
Team: Noemi Gonzalo-Bilbao, Liliana Gamboa
Supervisor: Mark Johnson
Semester: Spring 2007

The International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) was created in 1976.  Its headquarters are established in the Dominican Republic.

 Its ojbectives are:

  • Applied Research
  • Information sharing and dissemination
  • Capacity building
  • Institutional development

 

Most immigrants are foced to leave their children back in their countries of origin, creating the so-called transnational families.  

The purpose of the project is to study the effects of transnational motherhood on Dominican migrant women living in New York City and their experience with family reunification.

This research wil be part of a larger research that INSTRAW is carrying out in regards to women's migration around the world.  

It will conribute to expand the knowledge about general migration and more specificcally about women's migration.  

 

As part of this project we will:

  • Research existing literature
  • Interview with members of different organizations
  • Interview Dominican communityleaders
  • Interview Dominican women living in New York City
  • Document the project via pictures

Core Documents


Terms of Reference
Timeline
Final Presentation

Additional Documents




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