Borderlands of Southern Colorado Speaker Series

Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition

Thursday, April 30, 2020 | 6:00PM — 7:00PM

Join us on Zoom as we move our great history talks online. In this new, participatory format we will hear from Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, professor of Public Health and Medicine, and director of the Center for Latino Health & Culture at the School of Medicine at UCLA.

Dr. Hayes-Bautista will discuss Cinco de Mayo --- a holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862. He will explain why the holiday is not Mexican at all, but rather an American one, created by Latinos in California during the mid-nineteenth century. Hayes-Bautista will examine how the meaning of Cinco de Mayo has shifted over time and how it continues to reflect the aspirations of a community that is engaged, empowered, and expanding.

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

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Our Online Borderlands Lecture Series is generously supported by the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area.

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Borderlands of Southern Colorado Speaker Series

The stories told in the Borderlands of Southern Colorado exhibit are getting richer. Join authors, artists, scholars, and activists from around the country for the Borderlands of Southern Colorado lecture series as they deepen discussions and complicate narratives on various Borderlands topics. All talks are open to the public and have free access tickets available.

This series is sponsored by Colorado State University-Pueblo. Talks at Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center are further sponsored by the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area.

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