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An American Tradition
By: Daniel Nardini
In the 1920’s and 1930’s, Cinco de Mayo came to symbolize the Mexican immigrant experience. During World War II, Cinco de Mayo came to mean both Mexican identity and patriotism as both Americans and Mexicans for those Latinos living in California. At the time the United States and Mexico were in a common war effort, and Latinos not only from California but also from other states joined the U.S. and Mexican armed forces to fight in Europe and Asia. In the 1960’s and early 1970’s, Cinco de Mayo came to symbolize the Chicano movement and the fight to maintain the Latino identity. While the tradition of Cinco de Mayo changed from one period to the next, the tradition of celebrating Cinco de Mayo in California has remained the same since it was first celebrated with Mexico’s victory over the French at the First Battle of Puebla. Eventually the tradition of celebrating Cinco de Mayo has now spread to all parts of the United States, and has become as much a part of the Mexican American experience as has the celebration of Mexican Independence Day on September 16th. For my readers, I highly recommend El Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition , by Dr. David E. Hayes-Bautista.