I think there are certainly some people who are fearful of coming out, fearful of those events being like, you know, I hate to use this kind of metaphor, but, like, sort of shooting fish in a barrel, right? Another festival that's supposed to take place next weekend, the El Grito Festival, which is supposed to happen in downtown Grant Park, that one has already been canceled because you're also hearing from some folks say, you know, we are still going to celebrate our culture and our heritage and not going to allow what's happening to sort of steal that joy from us. But, you know, I also heard someone else say that right now this is not a good time for the Mexican American community, that they are being targeted by the American government and that there's nothing to celebrate right now, that they should be sort of hunkered, hunkering down and taking care of themselves and each other.
Author: John Yang, Andrew Corkery
Published at: 2025-09-07 21:50:40
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