Ahead of this weekend's Puerto Rican Festival, Joanna_reporter visits Humboldt Park for a look at the celebrated culture, music and food.
is a four-day event featuring live music, games and food all celebrating Puerto Rican culture.
“I was born and raised in this community and grew up with the Puerto Rican parade being a thing. You dusted off that flag. You were ready to represent your culture,” Huffman said. “For me to be involved with the parade as an ambassador is so fulfilling in so many ways.”cook-off and a fashion show.Humboldt Park wasn’t always the vibrant community it is today.
“When you go down Paseo Boricua we can see how many programs we got from HIV programs, from mental health, the violence program for teens and we are also part of the CHRC program workforce,” Jiménez said.
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