This episode of TOT features a 2024 interview with Laura Rice on the Texas Standard.

The holiday is celebrated more in the U.S. than south of the border.

Cinco de Mayo is not to be confused with Mexican Independence Day – that’s in September. The holiday coming up on Sunday is the celebration of Mexico’s victory at the Battle of Puebla against the French in the mid-1800s.

But really, it isn’t actually a national Mexican holiday. It’s more so celebrated in the U.S. than across the border, and that is due in large part to FDR’s Good Neighbor Policy. Nearly a century ago, the policy hoped to strike better relations with Latin American countries.

Tacos of Texas podcast host Mando Rayo joined the Standard to give us a few do’s and don’ts of celebrating Cinco de Mayo responsibly. Listen to the interview above or read the transcript below.

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