By Jiayan Jenny Shi
More than 1,000 children participated in the 18th Chicago Día de los Niños/Celebrating Young Americans Parade in Pilsen on April 29. The parade celebrated Mexican Children’s Day and called for awareness of children’s rights.
In addition to recognizing children’s importance, the theme this year is “Children’s Rights are DACA Rights” in response to the Trump administration’s differing views on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
Photo at top: Evet Montenegro, 10, Richard Edwards School student, and her friends wait for their performance near the stage at Harrison Park field house. (Jiayan Jenny Shi/MEDILL)
