Reflective Essay: The Chicano Park Day

The Chicano Park day was eventful because of the community getting together to celebrate the culture and park. It was impressive to see the amount of people that attended the event and how diverse, especially because of the community it is located in I expected it to be particularly the neighbors. In association to the news and the elections, it is important to see the amount of support that the Mexican culture is receiving and together they can withstand anything. On my walk to the park I noticed that it was going to be crowded because of there not being any parking so we had to park down at the trolley station. This is my first time down there for this event, it was impressive because I would have never thought that due to the amount of people …show more content…
In addition to it being a public event, I did not expect for them to serve alcoholic beverages since children were around and they did not have a designated area for people drinking. However, it was not noticeable, which people were drinking but rather I saw a sign that said not alcoholic beverages beyond this point. Inclusive, coming from a town and school where smoking is not allowed, it was difficult because I do not like the smell and it gives me a headache. I was sad because while I was there I did not take any money with me to buy food so all I had was my card and they did not have the adequate equipment for a card. Attending this festival made me feel closer to home since I come from a town that the majority of the population are Mexican. While I was waiting for FAMA to perform it was heartbreaking that in the crowd a child got lost and it took a while for the parents to find him. I was surprised at the parents, because they saw how many people were there and some would still let their children be running around. Therefore, it was a pleasure to attend the Chicano Park Festival because it have insight on the significance of the