Race, Citizenship and Democracy w/ Dan-el Padilla Peralta

Dan-el brings an unique theoretical and personal perspective on the practical definition of democracy both in the United States and his birth country of the Dominican Republic. Join us for a discussion on nationality, citizenship and the implications of our shifting conceptions of being American or Dominican.

We will also discuss his recent Op-Ed, Worst of US Immigration Policy Reflected in Dominican Republic.

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Then return on August 12 at 11:30 EDT to listen to the panel and tweet your comments/questions. If you have any questions before or during the chat, leave them the event page on Google+ page or go to the right to tweet them directly to #lawatmargins.

ABOUT DAN-EL PADILLA

Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Dan-el Padilla Peralta came to the United States with his family at the age of four. When their initial visas lapsed, Dan-el’s father returned home but Dan-el’s mother stayed, determined to make a better life for her bright sons. Dan-el would spend his school career navigating all the corners of the American Dream — from the NYC’s homeless shelter to the rough streets of East Harlem to the ultra-elite halls of one of Manhattan’s top private schools. It was immersed in the world of books where he found his greatest comfort and where his success shot him to the top of his class and eventually to Princeton University. There, he graduated summa cum laude and just weeks before delivering his class’s salutatorian speech, came out as an undocumented American in a Wall Street Journal.