 Cinco
de Mayo celebrates solidarity among Mexican and Latino immigrants to
the USA. It's date which usually means a parade on the first weekend
in May for Latin communities throughout 
USA. The date itself refers to one of Mexico's four major invasions
through the Carnaval City of Veracruz. However Veracruz is also the
cradle of all the great civilization of middle America, learn more
about the mysterious first invadors, the Olmecs. The French attackers were defeated further inland at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. (Mexican Independence Day also known as El Grito de Dolores (Cry of Dolores) is Sept. 16, 1810 Visit our illustrated Cinco de Mayo History page which gives more than the average amount of USA background to the Chicano holiday of Cinco de Mayo San Francisco, until unprecedented
global events of 1849 which created the world most multicultural
City, was Mexico's most Northern City and perhaps its still is.
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2004 Cinco de Mayo Events SF Bay Area
| 5th of Mayo: San Francisco - San Jose - Oakland |
San Jose: First Sunday in May Parade 9:00 am - 12 noon in downtown San Jose from Santa Clara Street from Autumn to South Market Street. Followed by a food-and-music-filled festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Guadalupe River Park, San Carlos Street and Woz Way, and in nearby streets. $1, free for kids younger than 12. More Info: GI Forum of San Jose sjgif.org/408-288-9470 SanJose.org Transit Info (408) 321-2300 (800) 894-9908
Fruitvale
Oakland
on BART
3 stages of
live music, food, art, educational information plus a children's
pavilion!
is the up and coming celebration among the three metro centers. with the
SUNDAY parade and street fest. Along
International
Boulevard
between 34 Ave. y 41 Ave., Oaklandwith a festival
on streets between Fruit-vale and 47th avenues were
closed to traffic until about 7 p.m. Fruitvale is Latin led transit
village around BART is finally taking shape and its worth a convenient
stop. Fruitvale's other signature celebration
is a a daytime Sunday Street fair for Dia de Los Muertos 10am-5pm.
Parade starts at 10am San Francisco:
Wed. May 5, 2004 Cinco de Mayo festival returns
to the streets of Missión District with folkloric food, arts & crafts &
music from 'Mariachi Nueva Generación' & 'Grupo Folklórico Huehuecoyotl'.
WHEN: 10pm-6pm. FREE |
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Best Cinco
de Mayo of the Web ElCincoDeMayo.com/ || formerly cincodemayo.net  VivaCincoDeMayo.org || Cook-off PhotosIf you love Menudo, you'll love being in San Marcos, Texas the first weekend in May for their big statewide cook-off. #2 spot in google search engine
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FOOD: Mole is a complex sauce made from chile, spices, and chocolate. Some say it was invented by Pueblo nuns seeking to impress the visiting archbishop. Pueblo is also the site of the Cinco de Mayo battle and one of the few places the holiday is observed with much gusto in Mexico Hot LINKS: Burrito
The capital of the North American Burrito is San Francisco's Mission Dristrict.
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Menudo story by.premiersystems.com
Recipes: 12 recipes to brighten a sprightly holiday meal, whether enjoyed at home or at a picnic in the park following a colorful parade.
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DRINK: "From its color to its most renown flavor it reminds us of a Mexican texture that harmonizes tradition and myth. Tequila owes its essence to a deep root blended through time" Tequila.com/
Spike's
World Famous Margaritas!
tequilaaficionado.com/
Having
Margaritas With The Goddess
Guide to Mexican Beers
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MexicanMuseum.org. opening
December 2003 - The finest Mexican Museum outside of Mexico is scheduled to open in a magnificent new building to be constructed between 3rd and 4th Streets on Mission in San Francisco across from the Yerba Buena (Good Herb) Gardens GaleriadelaRaza.org/ 2857 24th St. SF CA 94110 24th St BART A Chicano/Latino Interdisciplinary space for art, thought & activism MissionCulturalCenter.org || Events info@missionculturalcenter.org or 415.821.1155 24th St BART 2868 Mission Street |
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Starmedia.com the original market leader with lots of growing competition amidst most pioneers littered amidst fading memories |
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Advance Magazine
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Nueva Mundo
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El Andar Santa Cruz
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KDTV - TV - 14
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www.univision.com KTNC-TV Channel 42 Azteca America new in 2002
KIQI - AM
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"With feet on both sides of the border we declare that Cappuccino and poetry are no more! Long live salsa and the spoken word!
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Mexican Folk Dance Calendar of
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 May is time for ethnic celebration. Cinco De Mayo is just one day. But the whole month is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Get out the egg rolls, and let's party! But if the prevailing attitude of Ward Connerly's Classification of Race, Ethnicity & National Origin Initiative takes over in California, they won't be happening for long. The RPI means RIP for such festivities more at SF Gate (only) 05/07/2002 |
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"Si se puede"
or "Yes you can." is the motto Cesar Chavez adopted for organizing farm workers: UFW Bay Area:San Francisco e-mail 1188 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94109 Office: (415) 674-1884 Fax: (415) 775-1302 Cesar Chavez Day what's new by google || Images For Educators California has established an official state holiday to honor Latino labor leader Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez Day is intended to promote service to the community in honor of Chavez's life and work. This day will be celebrated on March 31st, in honor of Chavez's birthday, or the appropriate Monday or Friday nearest that date.
"Our separate struggles are really
one -- a struggle for freedom, for dignity and for humanity...We are
together in spirit and in determination that our dreams for a better
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