Dossier
Dominican ethnicity
Coverage of Dominican ethnicity in the Nexus archive.
- Darializa Avila Chevalier: pro-Palestinian doctoral student steps into politics with ‘faith in the future’
Darializa Avila Chevalier, a pro-Palestinian doctoral student, won New York’s 13th congressional district primary despite facing negative ads and racist accusations about her Dominican ethnicity. She defeated incumbent Adriano Espaillat with over 49% of the vote and could become the first Dominican woman elected to Congress if she wins the general election.