For two weeks in August, Manny Raya (pictured left) and J.J. Responding to their inquiries were two young men -active members of Santa Barbara gangs – spreading the word about the unique surf camp they formed together two years ago. Gathered at the corner table was a group of boys, one of them wearing a “Brown and Proud” T-shirt, asking questions about the Homie Turf to Surf Program. The party celebrating pride in Mexican heritage was peaking with people, laughter, music, and atmosphere.Īlong one wall, tables offered literature about various services – healthcare, recreation, and immigration law – available to the community. ![]() They watched curiously as dancers in feathered Aztec headdresses swished by. ![]() Small children played on the floor under mysterious murals of eagles eating snakes. Teenage girls in red, white, and green dresses from the Alma de Mexico dance troupe hurried purposefully to the stage. ![]() Thick aromatic smoke from burning sage leaves settled over the salon of La Casa de la Raza as a Chumash elder smudged the crowd gathered for this year’s Cinco de Mayo festival.
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