Cherlyn Conway Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that commemorates the Mexican Army victory over the French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. This holiday often gets confused with Mexican Independence Day, which is celebrated in September. It was interesting to find out that Cinco de Mayo is a relatively minor…
Tag: Culture
Clubs & Classes, December 2023
Voices United Builds a Bridge to Cultural Understanding
Vicki Baker Food is complicated. It’s more than just what sustains us. Like our language, music, dance, and clothing, food is one of the key aspects to understanding culture. When looking to understand a people and their history, we can scour libraries and study books. Yet there exists a story not found in old tomes…