11 Facts About Dominican-American

Dominican-American arrived on Manhattan in 1613 from his home in Santo Domingo, which makes him the first non-Native American person to spend substantial time in the island.

Dominican-American became the first Dominican, the first Hispanic and the first person with European and African ancestry to settle in what is present day New York City.

In November 2016, Adriano Espaillat became the first Dominican-American to be elected to the United States Congress, he represents New York's 13th Congressional District which is predominantly Dominican-American.

Dominican-American became the first formerly undocumented American to be elected to Congress.

Dominican-American was born in Yamasa, Republica Dominicana in 1957 and died from cancer in July 2005.

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Dominican-American lived during the diaspora, in which Dominican authors wrote about nostalgia that Dominican immigrants experienced in New York.

Dominican-American is the winner 2018 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Boston Globe-Hornbook Award Prize for Best Children's Fiction, and the Pura Belpre Award.

Dominican-American received her bachelor's degree at The George Washington University in performing arts, and she received her MFA in creative writing at the University of Maryland.

Dominican-American obtained her medical degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in 1876.

Dominican-American is widely regarded as the father of the medical specialty of neuroradiology, having co-authored the first textbook of this specialty and founded both the American Society of Neuroradiology and its journal, of which he served for several years as editor.

Dominican-American was the highest-paid player in Major League Baseball, and one of the most famous athletes in the United States.