The administration for the 2010 USA Census didn't take into consideration the many suggestions sent by organizations such as DANR (Dominican American National Roundtable) to include "Dominican" as one of the ethnic groups listed in line 8 of the Census Form. We didn't oppose to that idea, first, because we're part of DANR, but, we're glad it didn't pass. Why? Because our position is that our ethnic classification (National Identity) is that of Quisqueyan and sooner or later we all shall realize of this historical fact. Dominican is our classification that has its roots way far back before our Independence in 1844 and it was a denomination given by Spain in 1621 extracted from the name Santo Domingo that was given to the island Columbus baptized as "La Española" ("Hispaniola", which the Spanish Crown rejected for obvious reasons, the same reasons they rejected the name of "New Spain" for Mexico: Spanish people are born only in Spain (Europe).
Quisqueyan is our national identity and Quisqueya is the name of our Land, our Nation. There is much to learn and much more to change to correct history, mistakes, and hidden intentions about the Island of Santo Domingo and the name of one of the countries sharing the island: Quisqueya.
There are chances now to make those corrections due to the reconstruction of Haiti. If our President, Leonel Fernandez, doesn't see this issue as we do, then we'll be lost for many more years and will suffer the consequences of unhealed wounds and mistakes.

Ah! Yes! We almost forget. Please write "Quisqueyan" if you fill out the 2910 USA Census in the space provided on line 8. Let's start here the corrections needed in our country and for our island.

I really don't think asking Dominicans to write in Quisqueyan on their census forms is a responsible way to help garner support for your cause and more importantly it will undermine any achievable support through correct and factual counting of Dominicans in the U.S.A. The U.S. Census is not the proper venue inwhich to campaign and champion the movement of what the island should or should not be called. It would be a dangerous and irresponsible way of ensuring that Dominicans in the U.S. will be undercounted since the U.S. Census Bureau does not recognize Quisqueya or Quisqueyan as a country or the natives of the same. You should seek to promote your agenda (which I neither agree nor disagree with) through the proper channels and forums instead of asking people to hasten any political clout that they may covet through the mass numerical proportions of their populace.

To all Dominicans in the U.S.,

When filling out your census forms make sure to write in Line 8 "DOMINICAN REPUBLIC".
Do not just write "DOMINICAN", this will help to ensure that some counter does not confuse you for a native of Dominica. You should write DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, no variations of abreviations of any type.

Devin the all seeing eye speaks with wisdom

My friend wrote Dominicano y Dominicana for his wife( on the english side of the census form) I think they will know... But I think that you should NOT write quisqueyan... This will confuse the hell out of the census worker. Just stick to Dominican! Please fill it out correctly, this will help us know where the Dominicans are spreading out to. It will help places get more Dominican services as marketing companies will also look at this data... Dominicans are not only in NY/NJ anymore, they are spreading west fast looking for new work

Agreed.

Hello Devin, what you are suggesting is not proper and you're right about writing "Dominican", since there are a lot of "Dominicans" in the USA: from Dominica; Dominican Monasteries around the country; Dominican Colleges and Universities. We are only regionally "Dominicans" because we are from the Island of Santo Domingo.
If you believe in yourself, your true national identity is that of Quisqueyan. No other ethnic group or country bears the name Quisqueya and even though our Constitution doesn't mention that the name of our country is Quisqueya, our People know that sooner or later it will be inserted and our National Anthem call us Quisqueyan already!
We're not doing anything illegal by placing "Quisqueyan" on line 8 in the Census report, while you're suggestion does, since it is not asking for the country but for your national identity.
The United States is responsible for spreading the word that the name of the island we share with Haiti is Hispaniola and our Constitution and treaties with Haiti say that the name is Island of Santo Domingo. While this is a matter to discuss with Haiti to straighten out history, it doesn't mean that we have the right to claim our national identity anywhere we want.
This is not my personal agenda, my friend, it has been coming since we became an independent countries, but every person bringing this subject to the surface, since Duarte, has encountered people like you and worst, that have prevented them to continue their patriotic mission.
This is a very responsible task and we will continue spreading this idea in any arena we find ourselves in.

We should conduct our own Census to find out where we are! It will take another 10 years to try to make it in the USA Census. By writing "Quisqueyan" we will get the attention of the Census Bureau, since every form bears our name and address. "Dominican" will confuse them, as you said before, with other people from other countries.
"Quisqueyan" for No. 8

That will further delay and aid and products that Dominicans need in other areas of the US that is not NY/NJ...