letterstopresidentobama: ¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!...

letterstopresidentobama:

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Brenda Trejo is a Mexican-American who wrote to President Obama about the pride she has for her culture. Today, she’ll be coming to the White House celebration to participate in the fun. Read Brenda’s letter, then join Brenda in watching Maná perform at 3pm ET before President Obama takes the stage:
Dear President Obama,
I am writing to express gratitude for you having extending an invitation to Maná to the White House on Cinco de Mayo. […] My grandfather and parents came to the United States of America as Mexican immigrants to offer me the opportunity of a better life and I am beyond grateful for their sacrifices. Their sacrifices allowed me to obtain a high school education, which none of them were given the opportunity to do so. Upon graduating high school, I was awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship that allowed me to cultivate my education and earn two bachelors degrees. Last summer, I moved from the west coast to the DC area, and I am currently earning a masters of public health in global environmental health at The George Washington University with the help of the Gates Millennium scholarship. I am sharing this because I hope that my experience shows how Mexicans are not bring problems to the United States of America, but instead are contributing in a myriad of beneficial ways. My story is only one. We have many stories of our contributions to the United States of America, and Maná is a beautiful representation of such contributions. Thus, through you having extended an invitation to Maná, I feel as if the rest of us have also been invited to celebrate the contributions of Mexicans to this country at the White House.
Thank you,
Brenda Trejo

Cinco de Mayo, with the right amount of authentic flourish.

(via obamawhitehouse)

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