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A curious fact mentioned in the article: the popularity of the accordion in norteño music is apparently ultimately thanks to the presence in Texas of German immigrants.

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There are a lot of surprising bits of cross-pollination visible in Latin American culture.

Here's another one: "al pastor" meat was brought to Mexico by immigrants from Lebanon, as an adaptation of shawarma with local spices.

At the risk of sounding like a know-it-all I feel like these shouldn't surprise us that much. Americans like to think of themselves as kindred to Europe but Latin America arguably has more in common.

Likewise Tejano music north of the border.

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