When I heard that San Francisco and the Bay Area have around 30,000 Maya people, I was surprised. Being part Maya myself, I wanted to learn about this community. There are several Maya groups in the area. I got to know two Yucatecan Maya groups from Mexico, the Asociacion Mayab in San Francisco and Chan Kahal Asociacion Yucateca de Marin in San Rafael. These groups are trying to preserve the Maya culture through language, festivals, dance, music, cuisine and baseball.Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Maya Community
When I heard that San Francisco and the Bay Area have around 30,000 Maya people, I was surprised. Being part Maya myself, I wanted to learn about this community. There are several Maya groups in the area. I got to know two Yucatecan Maya groups from Mexico, the Asociacion Mayab in San Francisco and Chan Kahal Asociacion Yucateca de Marin in San Rafael. These groups are trying to preserve the Maya culture through language, festivals, dance, music, cuisine and baseball.
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Fabulous. I'm making the soup! Loved all the stories interspersed with the cultural details. Thanks so much.
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