The Center will provide a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the social%2c cultural and economic characteristics of the Caribbean community. Paramount to the research center’s potential is a need to build connections between cultural producers in a region where political and economic paradigms have prevented the development of a creative and fair flux between islands. This has historically been due to language barriers%2c cultural and ethnic differences%2c as well as economic and political infrastructureDesignHTMLWords: 73 Characters: 507