Cinco de mayo es una celebración de la derrota del Imperio francés por el ejército mexicano en la Batalla de Puebla.
Pero para mi, it is an excellent opportunity to share some Mexican culture with some new friends from Japan.
These three lovely ladies are international students from Waseda University in Shinjuku, Tokyo. We all have the same class in which we learn about cultural differences between the U.S. and Japan. Although I have a little understanding of Japanese culture, I explain how similar my Indigenous Oaxacan upbringing was akin to theirs.
Thinking back to my time living in Yamaguchi, I can’t help but think about how it must be for them living in Portland.
