Aliza Hausman is a first-generation Dominican-American Latina Orthodox Jewish convert or “Jewminicana” who discovered she was born Jewish of Sephardic Jewish Turkish ancestry post-conversion. She is also a writer, blogger, educator & speaker. This blog chronicles her thoughts on being Hispanic & Jewish, focusing on identity, Judaism, Jews of colors, Latinos, diversity, race, ethnicity, conversion to Judaism, culture, multiculturalism, illness, disability, books, films, news & more….
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
I am Taino...I think.
Dominicans like Puerto Ricans (of which I am 1/16? not so good at math) have a tripartite identity: Spanish, African and...Taino but most people think the Tainos died off (er, raped, ravaged and killed by the Spaniards), not these people.
Check out: "Not Everyone Who Speaks Spanish is from Spain: Taíno Survival in the 21st Century Dominican Republic"