The Asociación Carnavalesca de Massachusetts: brings a bit of Dominican Carnival to the United States. The group is led by Stelyn Mirabal of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Twelve years ago, he saw the need to preserve Dominican folkloric traditions in Lawrence, where there was (and is) a sizable Dominican population. He formed a comparsa (meaning a group of elaborately costumed people who participate in the carnival parade) to take part in Lawrence’s 2nd Dominican Parade.