Dominican Consulate launches heritage program for U.S.-born students of Dominican descent

Santo Domingo.-  The Dominican Republic’s Consul General in New York, Jesús Antonio Vásquez Martínez (“Chu”), has launched a program that will bring 30 U.S.-born students of Dominican descent to visit the Dominican Republic for the first time. Selected for their academic excellence by New York State education officials, these students will take part in an immersive cultural experience aimed at deepening their connection to their heritage.

As part of the program, participants will be received by President Luis Abinader and visit key government institutions, as well as the hometowns of their parents or grandparents. The initiative seeks to strengthen cultural identity and pride among young Dominicans abroad, encouraging them to serve as cultural ambassadors in the United States.

The Consulate’s initiative represents a significant step in reinforcing national identity and maintaining strong ties between the Dominican diaspora and their ancestral homeland. Details of the program were shared by Consul Vásquez in an interview with journalist Roberto Cavada on Telenoticias.