A Discussion and Performance about the Real History of Cinco de Mayo

Weglyn Endowment

Interethnic Solidarity and Civil Rights: A Discussion and Performance about the Real History of Cinco de Mayo as an American Tradition*

PLEASE RSVP Weglyn Endowed Chair is proud to announce the continuation of our Social Justice Webinar Series this Spring Semester!Featuring Dr. Jessie Vallejo and CPP Mariachi Students Ethnomusicologist and mariachi musician, Dr. Jessie Vallejo (Assistant Professor, CPP Music Department) invites everyone to recognize and reject racist stereotypes about Cinco de Mayo. She will lead a discussion about some of the lesser-known reasons why the American holiday is important in Southern California and its relation to the history as well as the contemporary struggle for racial justice and civil rights in the United States. The discussion will be followed by a musical presentation from CPP Mariachi students.

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