Small town Hispanic Heritage festivals seek support to continue gaining recognition
Thousands of people in Carthage, Missouri crowded into the city's Central Park to participate in the second annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration th...
Thousands of people in Carthage, Missouri crowded into the city's Central Park to participate in the second annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration this Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. That's according to one of the event organizers Maria Sanchez. Sanchez said about 3,000 people came to the festival, a major increase from last year's event, the first of its kind in the city that is about one-third Hispanic or Latino. Sanchez, along with Luis Rangel, Maria Marroquín, Fernando Carbajal, Francisco Topete and Silver Vargas, make up Conexión Hispana/Hispanic Connection's event organizers.