While East Austin is home to both African-Americans and Hispanics, both groups don't always intermingle. Community activists Juan Valadez and Boyd Vance decided to do something about it. By inviting both communities to celebrate cultural festivals like Mexican Independence Day and Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, they hope to make East Austin feel more like one big community than many fragmented groups.
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Director:
Wade
Couturiaux
Director:
Rob
Ripperda
Director:
David
Tilman
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Ryan
Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPDW6xuQa1w
Couturiaux, Wade
Ripperda, Rob
Tilman, David
Williams, Ryan
Juan Valadez