When I first read Octavio Paz’ collection of essays in The Labyrinth of Solitude it awakened in me a need to comprehend my identity as a Mexican. As most people, I used to spend my days wrapped in the cocoon of experiences and the stimulus of my surroundings, as if the world was the same …
May 05
Cinco de Mayo, its more than beer
History
by Martín Paredes
May 5, 2012
Many individuals in the United States celebrate Cinco de Mayo without really understanding the significance behind the holiday; so I thought I’d write a quick explanation of what the holiday means to Mexicans. Cinco de Mayo is simply Mexico’s notice to the world that no matter how difficult it is Mexico will never again allow …
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