Cinco de Mayo, 1862: Connecting The Dots From Then To Now -- And To Before! - Alphonso Rincón

Alphonso Rincón, a self-described Community-based Historian ponders these questions among others:
In what sense is Cinco de Mayo about the identity of the United States as it is about the identity of Mexico?
How can such contemporary issues as technology, climate change/sustainability, nationalism/populism, civility, and immigration be related to the heritage of Cinco de Mayo?
What’s the relationship between one’s historical knowledge and one’s civic values?
Rincón spoke to students whose interests include Spanish, Mexico, Spain, France, Texas and the United States.
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