The annual L.A. event celebrates the independence day of several Latin American countries.
Since then, the organization has continued to unify the Central American diaspora from Belize to Panama by organizing yearly Independence Day festivities, inviting dancers from their native homelands to show baile folklórico
and musicians to play ballads to honor their indigenous roots. Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras also each celebrate Independence Day on Sept. 15. Posada says one of the parade’s main goals this year is to show their support to people migrating from Central America and looking for asylum at the border.The committee is supporting migrants in Tijuana by providing them with food and clothing.
Elizabeth Castano leads a committee preparing the Guatemalan carriage for the parade. She’s lived in L.A. for over 30 years and says the parade helps immigrants remember their roots. “We are living during a time where everyone wants to escape their countries because of the violence and the poverty and so we come here,” said Castano. “But once we are here, we forget our roots … the whole month of September is a really beautiful time to remember.”This year, the representatives of the Dominican Republic have joined the organization, with members of Peru and Venezuela also participating in the parade.
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