Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the food and music and share a bit of Hispanic culture during Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo Festival in Great Bend.It comes at just the right time.In an article in National Geographic News, Professor Robert Davis-Undiano at the University of Oklahoma said he sees Cinco de Mayo as a positive force that can bring Latinos and non-Latinos together, especially at a time when tensions surrounding the illegal immigration debate run high.“I’m convinced there is a lot of unprocessed anxiety among non-Latinos concerning what changes that will come with a much larger Latino population,” he said. “Cinco de Mayo gives everyone a chance to feel like a single community.”Laia Tena-Girones, who teaches Spanish at Barton Community College and at Smoky Valley High School in Lindsborg, agrees.“Food and fiesta make us feel connected with each other, and bring understanding,” she said. She always encourages her students to participate in local Cinco de Mayo celebrations.