ABSTRACT
Global economic and technological developments have resulted in changes in migration patterns in recent years. Some migrants travel back and forth between the United States and their country of origin, creating communities that transcend national boundaries (Glick Schiller, 1999; Glick Schiller, Basch, & Blanc-Szanton, 1992). The Dominican 2 community in New York City is a paradigm case of this kind of transnational community, in which migrants move between the Dominican Republic and the United States, maintaining strong ties with both places. Transnational Dominicans ex ploit global transportation and communication networks to create a community that spans political and geographical space.
