El Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition

El Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition

Why is Cinco de Mayoâ€”a holiday commemorating a Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862â€”so widely celebrated in California and across the United States, when it is scarcely observed in Mexico? As David E. Hayes-Bautista explains, the holiday is not Mexican at all, but rather an American one, created by Latinos in California during the mid-nineteenth century. Hayes-Bautista shows how the meaning of Cinco de Mayo has shifted over timeâ€”it embodied immigrant nostalgia in the 1930s, U.S. patriotism during World War II, Chicano Power in the 1960s and 1970s, and commercial intentions in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, it continues to reflect the aspirations of a community that is engaged, empowered, and expanding.
Country USA
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-05-05
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-05-05
Format	Kindle eBook

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