Cinco de Mayo (5th of May). This holiday started in celebration of the Mexican Army's victory over France during the Franco-Mexican War. In the United States, the holiday celebrates the culture and heritage of the Mexican people.
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Cinco de Mayo is commonly mistaken for Mexico's Independence Day. May 5 commemorates the miraculous Mexican victory against Imperialist French forces at the Battle of Puebla. On May 5, 1862, 2,000...
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Learn how the holiday of Cinco de Mayo began, and celebrate by creating Mexican folk art paintings or drawings, discussing your favorite Hispanic foods, learning about a famous Mexican artist, listen...
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Juan Felipe Herrera, the son of Mexican migrant farmers, grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in Southern California. As a child, he attended school in a variety of small towns from San Francisco to San...
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Juan Felipe Herrera, the son of Mexican migrant farmers, grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in Southern California. As a child, he attended school in a variety of small towns from San Francisco to San...
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Juan Felipe Herrera, the son of Mexican migrant farmers, grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in Southern California. As a child, he attended school in a variety of small towns from San Francisco to San...
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In Mexico, the tortilla is served with most meals. It is a flat bread that is made of corn and eaten by itself or combined with other ingredients. In this painting by Mexican artist Diego Rivera, two...
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Folk dancing is a source of national pride in Mexico. For Seira, folk dancing represents a part of her Hispanic heritage that she believes her new friends in South Carolina will enjoy and learn from...
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Seira's performance was a great success and created many new admirers of this traditional dance form. Along with Seira's dancing, people in Columbia were able to taste food, listen to music, and see...
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Seira's dance group was soon invited to perform at the Five Points Cinco de Mayo celebration in Columbia. Cinco de Mayo, which means "the fifth of May," celebrates the Mexican army's win over the...
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Seira has made many new friends and has adjusted well to her new home in South Carolina, but she misses the people and culture of Mexico. She introduces her new friends to her Hispanic heritage by...