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Dominican kids taking classes. *Photo from Wikipedia February 27 is Independence Day, celebrates the first independence of Dominican Republic from Haiti in 1844. Christopher Columbus landed on the Western part of Hispaniola, in what is now Haiti, on December 6, 1492. The island became the first seat of the Spanish colonial rule in the New World. The Dominican people declared independence in November 1821 but were forcefully annexed by their more powerful neighbor Haiti in February 1822. In 1844, Dominican independence was proclaimed and the republic, which was often known as Santo Domingo until the early 20th century, maintained its

Interviewed by Hisa Written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com   Nelson Babin-Coy (USA) Singer-songwriter (He’s been in Japan since 2005) Nelson is an American singer-songwriter who writes songs in Japanese and sings in Japanese. He started studying Japanese and playing music kind of late, when he was mid-teen. But he speaks Japanese like a native Japanese speaker. Also he is making a bid for a debut in the major Japanese music scene this year instead of taking a big, big risk. *Interview in Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku   Don’t touch my mustache! I came here about almost seven years ago when

Students of the Escuela Lenin. *Photo from Wikipedia May 20 is Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Cuba from the United States in 1902. The island of Cuba was inhabited by various Mesoamerican cultures prior to the arrival of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492. After Columbus’ arrival, Cuba became a Spanish colony, ruled by a Spanish governor in Havana. In 1762, Havana was briefly occupied by Great Britain, before being returned to Spain in exchange for Florida. A series of rebellions during the 19th century failed to end Spanish rule. However, the Spanish-American War resulted in a Spanish