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Celebrating
Cinco de Mayo
By MaryJoy Sibucao
Special to the On-line Forty-Niner
In celebration of Cinco De Mayo, the La Raza Student Association
and Sigma Lambda Beta held a fund-raising event Wednesday
filled with traditional Mexican music, dancing and food.
Scheduling problems were the main reason that kept La Raza
and Sigma Lambda Beta from having the event prior to Cinco
De Mayo, which many celebrated on Sunday.
"We want to educate the campus of our culture and recognize
our ancestry and background," La Raza Vice President
Efren Valdovinos said.
He also feels the event is a way for students to find out
about La Raza and consider becoming a member of the organization.
The annual event held by La Raza every year collaborates with
other Cal State Long Beach organizations to put on the event.
This is the first year Sigma Lambda Beta participated in the
event.
Year after year La Raza has noticed that the event and the
crowds have increased. During the event, attendees listened
to mariachi music performed by El Dorado.
"It's common to use mariachi bands in our culture,"
Valdovinos said.
Event attendant, Margott Morales, a senior finance and business
major who used to play in a mariachi band, enjoyed the band's
performance.
"I'm a fan of the music and that's why I came out here,"
Morales said.
Traditional Mexican food such as carne asada, tacos, rice,
beans and tamales were sold by La Raza members.
Sigma Lambda Beta members sold traditional Mexican drinks
such as horchato and a hibiscus tea called jamaica.
"We want everybody to have a good time and for other
cultures to try these drinks and food," said Sigma Lambda
Beta member Tony Saucedo.
The money raised by both organizations will go towards other
events they will hold during the year.
The CSULB dancing group, Grupo Folklorico Mexica also performed
two Mexican folk dances with traditional Mexican folk dancing
costumes. The group consists of 12 dancers, most of who are
also La Raza members.
"La Raza has helped a lot of other organizations,"
said Grupo Folklorico Mexica dancer and La Raza member Lorenzo
Uribe.
Nehemian Mayora, a sophomore and business major also enjoyed
the food and music at the event.
"It's a good experience to learn about Hispanic culture,"
said Mayora.
Spanish pop radio station, 107.1 FM, and Collegiate Circuit,
a Latino based magazine were also there as part of a campus
tour to pass out T-shirts and stickers to attendants.
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Cara
Garcia/On-line Forty-Niner
Seniors Claudia Romo, left, an anthropology
major, and Cynthia Romo, an anthropology and Chicano and Latino
studies major, dance as part of the Grupo Folklorico Mexica
to the music of Mariachi El Dorado in celebration of cinco
de mayo.
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