FL H8005

Designates February 21, 2018, as "Dominican-American Heritage Day" in Florida to celebrate the social and cultural contributions of Dominican Americans throughout the state

Dominican migration to the United States began in the 1960s following economic and political turbulence after dictator Rafael Trujillo's death

Since 1990, the Dominican Republic immigrant population in the United States has been the largest Caribbean immigrant group except for Cuban immigrants

Florida is the third state with the largest concentration of Dominican Americans, with approximately 112,000 residing throughout the state, primarily in Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange, and Hillsborough Counties

Dominican Americans have made significant contributions to the United States in government, finance, education, sports, fashion, arts, and sciences