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Cinco de Mayo: Analyzing the history of the annual celebration on May 5

Name: Cinco de Mayo: Analyzing the history of the annual celebration on May 5
Uploaded: 2023-05-04T21:17:00-0400
Duration: 5 min 54 s
Description: Friday is Cinco de Mayo, marking the victory of Mexican forces over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Jorge Chinea, director of Latino/Latina and Latin American Studies at Wayne State, sat down with CBS News Detroit to discuss the significance of the holiday and how it's celebrated around the world.

Friday is Cinco de Mayo, marking the victory of Mexican forces over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Jorge Chinea, director of Latino/Latina and Latin American Studies at Wayne State, sat down with CBS News Detroit to discuss the significance of the holiday and how it's celebrated around the world.