Regardless, the point is that it is a holiday that has nothing to do with this country. "The holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín."
Yeah, we do and recognize lots of things not directly related to a particular region (city/state/entire nation). Part of celebrating the multicultural identity of the US population. Which, of course, IS related to the history of the US.
Please, Minstrel it's an excuse for people to get drunk and act like idiots while they are wearing sombreros. It's like Oktoberfest or St. Patrick's day.
People can do that without Cinco de Mayo. "Getting drunk and acting like idiots while they wear sombreros" sounds like "Friday night" for some people I know.
Indeed... what is wrong with that? In some ways, it's less... invasive... than if it were the Mexican Independence Day. It is just a part the rich culture of holidays we all (or many of us) share based on community, rather than ethnicity. Ed O.
For many people, it is. Just because you choose to focus on the people who will drink to any holiday doesn't mean that it's completely valueless outside of that. At least in California, I've seen many Cinco de Mayo celebrations that were entirely focused on culture, with lots of people enjoying them.
Yes, but we are talking about Portland here Oregon was not a Spanish territory. Oregon does not have Spanish or Mexican heritage. If anything we should be celebrating some form of American Indian holiday
Presidents day is a day off. It is honored because Oregon is historically, and some might argue still is, a very racist state. You cannot deny the history of racism here. It is a peace offering to minorities that we are ashamed of our VERY recent bad history.
hispanic population in Portland is 8.5% the state is 9.3% and had 30% growth from 2000 to 2005. What surprises me, is that there is not asian named streets.
Sure, but I don't see more inclusiveness of other cultures as a bad thing. I don't think it harms anyone and I think it's positive for some number of people. Oregon may never have been connected to Mexico, but I'm sure there's a significant number of people in Oregon with Mexican ancestry. And others who are simply enriched by being exposed to other cultures.
Naito Parkway (formerly known as Front Ave.) was named after the late Japanese American businessman and Portlander Bill Naito.
I don't really have an issue with it other than the $85,000 expense I heard referenced at one point. The groups petitioning for renaming should definitely be forced to cover the funding. Yes, that's what happens everywhere... by the way your family are "transplants", too. If you don't like where you live then move.
