Homecoming: Growing Up Dominican in South Dakota
From Tradition Café by Ana Chavier Caamaño
January 2, 2026 · 21 min · Season 2 · Episode 3
About this episode
This episode reflects on growing up Dominican in South Dakota and explores the meaning of home through identity and cultural heritage.
Send us Fan Mail We reflect on a year of building Tradition Café, then move into a vulnerable reading of Homecoming—a story about growing up Dominican in South Dakota and redefining where home lives. This episode explores identity, heritage, and belonging across cultures—touching on Dominican roots, Midwestern upbringing, and the tension between language loss and cultural pride. Through memory, family, and chosen community, we return to a deeper question: what does “home” really mean? There’s...
Topics covered
- identity
- heritage
- belonging
- Dominican roots
- Midwestern upbringing
- language loss
- cultural pride
Keywords
- homecoming
- cultural identity
- community
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Homecoming
Places: South Dakota
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