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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Monday, October 2, 2000

Release #376-00

 
Contact: Sunny Mindel / Lynn Rasic (212) 788-2958

MAYOR RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI CELEBRATES HISPANIC PARADE DAY

36th Annual Hispanic Parade to be Held on Sunday, October 8th


Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani tonight held a reception in the Public Hearing Chamber celebrating Hispanic Parade Day in New York City. This reception is in honor of the Hispanic Parade to be held this Sunday, October 8th. The Parade is held on Fifth Avenue, with thousands of New Yorkers representing 52 different Hispanic organizations marching each year to celebrate pride in their heritage as well as unity in their diversity.

"Since its beginnings in the summer of 1965, The Hispanic Day Parade has been dedicated to conveying the breadth and depth of Hispanic American culture, as well as emphasizing the pride in the heritage that Hispanic Americans share," Mayor Giuliani said. "New York City is home to more than seven and a half million people, speaking more than 120 languages, and representing more than 200 different national origins and ethnicities. And although 30% of the people of our City can be described as Hispanic, they represent cultures and countries as different as Cuba and Columbia, Puerto Rico and Panama, as well as the Dominican Republic and the country of Spain itself."

Joining the Mayor at the reception were President of the Hispanic Day Parade Miriam Jimendez, Coordinator of the Hispanic Day Parade Elias lllescas, and New York Board of Education Member and former Deputy Mayor Ninfa Segarra.

The 36th Annual Hispanic Parade will be held this Sunday, October 8th, beginning at 44th Street and traveling North on Fifth Avenue to 79th Street. This year's Grand Marshall of the Parade is Oscar De La Renta.

 

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