Ramona Hernandez
استاد · Mobility of workers from Latin America and the Caribbean
City University of New Yorkمعرفی
Dr. Ramona Hernandez is the Director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI) and a Professor of Sociology at The City College of New York. She is also affiliated with The Graduate Center, CUNY, as Doctoral Faculty in Sociology.
- Role: Director, CUNY Dominican Studies Institute
- Academic Affiliation: Professor of Sociology, CCNY; Doctoral Faculty in Sociology, The Graduate Center, CUNY
Her research focuses on the mobility of workers from Latin America and the Caribbean, socioeconomic conditions of Dominicans in the U.S., and the restructuring of the world economy affecting working-class populations. Under her leadership, CUNY DSI has gained recognition for projects such as:
- Discovering Juan Rodriguez, the first immigrant in New York City (1613).
- Documenting Esteban Hotesse, the only Dominican-born Tuskegee Airmen, and over 300 Dominican WWII veterans through the Fighting for Democracy project (2015).
- Developing the first interactive Spanish Paleography Digital Tool for deciphering early-modern Spanish manuscripts.
- Launching the National Institute for the Humanities-funded digital project A History of Dominican Music in the United States (2020).
- Conducting an archeological survey in the Dominican Republic (2021) to locate the site of the 1521 enslaved African rebellion.
CUNY DSI, under her direction, houses a research unit, Dominican Library, and Dominican Archives, contributing to public humanities scholarship. She has no explicitly listed scientific awards or advising activity in the provided text.
