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September 11, 2001
Saturday, September 15-16, 2001 should have been a time of joy, but it became a time of solemn remembrance and unity. "FREEDOM LIVES" -- "VIVA LA LIBERTAD" were the new themes, and red-white-blue appeared even more frequently than the traditional red-white-green of Mexican Independence Day. For an entire year, festivities had been planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Latin American Social Club, 1951 to 2001: the folkloric dances, annual Mexican parade, and fiesta dance that followed upon fundraisers, like the annual banquet, "Don's Party," and "Queen's Dance."
UNITED WE STAND
"Show Latino" DJs Miguel and Olga Torres designed t-shirts showing lights of the World Trade Center glowing in Miguel's hometown of New York City. Along with members of the Fiesta Committee and Latin American Social Club, they organized a memorial service at the town's outdoor Civic Center where Sterling residents of all colors and ethnicities gathered.
Miguel Torres and Eric Lopez:
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