This week we had the pleasure of visiting Mexican Town with one of the learning groups. I was immediately struck by the way that it felt like you were being transported out of Detroit and into a small Mexican town when we entered the area. The buildings were vibrantly colored. The streets were paved in a different way. Beautiful murals adorned the public spaces.
Getting to visit this historical and currently thriving community made me reflect on the diversity that Detroit contains. While in Detroit, I have had the opportunity to enjoy great food, beautiful art, and culture from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and now Mexico. I think this stayed with me because of the way that it shows us that Detroit is a place of many cultures coming together and coexisting under one city’s identity. This is something that I have been reflecting on, as someone who is working in the city government, but it really sunk in during our time in Mexican Town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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