Hi everyone! I am a rising junior at Georgetown University majoring in International Politics and minoring in Justice and Peace Studies. A fun fact about myself is that I always wanted to be a commercial pilot, and I still do. The research I will be delving into this summer will focus on analyzing educational textbooks in the Dominican Republic and how they perpetuate anti-Haitian sentiments. For context, the Dominican Republic and Haiti have strained relations, which has fostered concern within the Caribbean community and has prevented critical collaboration in times of need. The Dominican Republic recently announced a plan to nationalize educational books, closing educators’ access to independently published textbooks. I’ll analyze the historical context within public school textbooks and how they differ, weighing one’s socioeconomic status and the source of the textbooks. I’ll gauge the findings with real-life impacts on Haitian residents within the country and draw connections on the effects of education on exacerbating anti-Haitian sentiments in the country. I’m excited to embark on this journey to research and push beyond the conventional. I hope to plant a seed of knowledge that could transform the social landscape in the Dominican Republic and foster a culture of acceptance.