Comments on: Mexican Americans Celebrate Independence Day in New York City

By: Jose Escobar

Jose Escobar — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:32:29 +0000

I agree Hal. Those three pictures reflect a traditional Bolivian dance called “Caporales”. It is a Latin-American expression though. Well done Mexican friends!!

By: Nara

Nara — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:46:41 +0000

Love these photos. The amount of colour and culture in these photos portray how much mexicans love their traditions.

By: julie

julie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:51:43 +0000

Gracias, Elena!

By: Elena

Elena — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:54:31 +0000

Great photographs, especially the one with the shadowed edges. Mexicans really have become such a big part of NYC. I wish I had been at the parade.

By: julie

julie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:18:05 +0000

Thanks, Steve!

By: Steven Roll

Steven Roll — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:47:54 +0000

Love the vivid pics. It’s a sure bet that the Mexican Independence Day Parade will only get bigger over the next few years.

Hispanics are the largest ethnic minority group in the U.S. and about 65 percent of them are of Mexican origin.

I watched the U.S. soccer team play Costa Rica a couple of weeks ago in Wash., D.C. It seemed like about one third of the fans were from Costa Rica. Shouts of “viva Costa Rica” rang through the men’s room during halftime.

The U.S. narrowly escaped defeat by scoring a goal in the final minute for a tie.

It’s amazing to watch how NYC is shaped by the latest waive of immigrants. When I was a kid, I watched as Queens began to look more like Korea than the part of the city that was portrayed in the 1970s sitcom “All in the Family.”

By: Hal Amen

Hal Amen — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:51:34 +0000

Wow, those outfits are Mexican? They look so much like what Bolivian dancers wear during Carnaval.