Brian Lair on WNYC and Happy Cinco de Mayo, everybody.

We will end today talking about how some Mexican New Yorkers and others mark the day

and how those celebrations reflect the culture, history, and regional diversity of Mexican life in Mexico and Mexican life in the city. My guest is Maria Ponce Savilla, director of development at Misteca, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that supports Mexican and Latin American immigrant communities.

We'll talk, among other things, about how the Mexican population in New York has evolved,

which Mexicans do and which Mexicans don't make a big thing out of Cinco de Mayo,

what traditions, different regions bring with them, and even how Cinco

DiMaio might feel to people in the age of mass deportation.

Hi, Maria.

Welcome to WNYC.

Hi, Brian.

Thank you for the invitation.

And listeners, if you celebrate Cinco de Mayo in any way, call up and tell everybody else how.

212-433, WNYC, 212, 433-9692.

You want to introduce our listeners to Misteka in the work you do?

Yes, thank you, Brian.

So Misteca is located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and our mission is to enrich, equip, and empower the Latinx and indigenous community in Brooklyn and New York City.

We help immigrants achieve their dreams and thrive through dynamic, culturally centered programming.

We offer services in Spanish and several indigenous languages.

And this is a very special year for us.

We are going to be celebrating our 25th anniversary on September 25th.

Celebrating the programming that goes beyond immigrant justice and advocacy, education and skill building, workforce development,

mental health services, and health and wellness services for Latinx immigrants in New York City.

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