I didn’t grow
up in the Dominican Republic, but my whole family did, as a child my parents
took me there every summer. I’m the only child in my family that was born in
New York City. Because of that, my sisters and brothers like to call me the “Americana”
( the American). Even though I was born here in the U.S, Spanish was my first
language, coming from a big Spanish speaking family I had no choice but to
learn it before English. I lived in the Bronx my whole life, but when I go and
visit my family in Washington Heights it’s like I’m in the Caribbean again. Washington Heights is also known as little Dominican
Republic in Manhattan. I don’t always go and visit D.R as much as I would love
to but when I go downtown I feel like I’m there. when I want to feel close to
my country I love visiting uptown Manhattan especially during the summer, when
the terms often used by Dominicans such as “Dimelo” and “Que lo que” for (“What’s
up”) are heard from every block, when you see the old folks playing dominoes in
the middle of the streets of Broadway, the sound of Bachata music blasting from
vehicles and apartment buildings, and of
course the smell of “Mangu” in the morning, is just priceless. If there is one
thing I love about the heights is the food! Every restaurant serve delicious
food for example “El Malecon restaurant, la casa del mofongo, and the Margot
restaurant” these are ones of the best restaurants on Broadway. While
researching on Washington Heights I learned that there are more Dominicans in
the heights then Dominicans in the Dominican Republic. And will be even more in
the future.
Work Cited
Chris Caruso "Washington Heights Today" Macaulay Honors College at City College. February 2011
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