Pa’s Dominican-Americans celebrate their own Independence Day

By: - February 19, 2019 3:37 pm

It’s not officially until Feb. 27, but that didn’t stop some of Pennsylvania’s Dominican-Americans from observing the 175h anniversary of the island nation’s independence. They gathered Tuesday in the state Capitol rotunda.

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John L. Micek

A three-decade veteran of the news business, John L. Micek is the Pennsylvania Capital-Star's former Editor-in-Chief.

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