TY - BOOK ID - 77886120 TI - El Cinco de Mayo : an American tradition PY - 2012 SN - 1280115661 9786613520746 0520951794 9780520951792 9780520272125 0520272129 9780520272132 0520272137 9781280115660 6613520748 PB - Berkeley, Calif. University of California Press DB - UniCat KW - United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects. KW - Hispanic Americans KW - Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday) KW - Puebla, Battle of, Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, 1862 KW - -Cinco de Mayo, Battle of, 1862 KW - Cinco de Mayo, Battle of, Puebla, Mexico, 1862 KW - Fifth of May (Mexican holiday) KW - Holidays KW - Hispanics (United States) KW - Latino Americans KW - Latinos (United States) KW - Latinxs KW - Spanish Americans in the United States KW - Spanish-speaking people (United States) KW - Spanish-surnamed people (United States) KW - Ethnology KW - Latin Americans KW - Spanish Americans (Latin America) KW - History KW - Ethnic identity KW - Social aspects KW - Press coverage KW - Anniversaries, etc. KW - History of Mexico KW - anno 1800-1899 KW - -History KW - 19th century america. KW - 19th century california. KW - american civil war era. KW - american traditions. KW - california culture. KW - california history. KW - california latinos. KW - cultural studies. KW - hispanic american studies. KW - holidays in america. KW - holidays. KW - latin american history. KW - latino cultural history. KW - latino culture in america. KW - latino immigration. KW - latino traditions. KW - mexican americans. KW - mexican culture. KW - mexican customs and traditions. KW - mexican holidays. KW - mexican immigration. KW - mexican war history. KW - united states holidays. KW - us west history. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77886120 AB - Why is Cinco de Mayo-a holiday commemorating a Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862-so widely celebrated in California and across the United States, when it is scarcely observed in Mexico? As David E. Hayes-Bautista explains, the holiday is not Mexican at all, but rather an American one, created by Latinos in California during the mid-nineteenth century. Hayes-Bautista shows how the meaning of Cinco de Mayo has shifted over time-it embodied immigrant nostalgia in the 1930's, U.S. patriotism during World War II, Chicano Power in the 1960's and 1970's, and commercial intentions in the 1980's and 1990's. Today, it continues to reflect the aspirations of a community that is engaged, empowered, and expanding. ER -