Dieciocho, Episode 14, Memorial Day 2018, Latino Vietnam Veterans, Tomas Summers Sandoval
Dieciocho, Episode 14, Memorial Day 2018, Latino Vietnam Veterans, Tomas Summers Sandoval
This is a special edition of DIECIOCHO. On this Memorial Day I talk with Prof. Tomas Summers Sandoval about his work collecting the oral histories of Latino Vietnam veterans. We talk about […]
Latino Veterans
Call it the Veteran’s Day halo effect, it’s still time to hook today’s numbers to the just-passed celebration. Specifically, Latino veterans. ►Thursday’s numbers 7 – The percentage of U.S. Latin@ […]
As Numbers Grow, Recognizing Generations Of Latino Veterans
As the nation honors its veterans, government officials point to the growing numbers of Latinos in the military, while Hispanic scholars and historians remind us of the generations of Latino […]
An Unknown Latino Tuskegee Airman Has Been Discovered
*Why you should read this: Because this is new, or rather, resurfaced. Because It’s a cool story with cool pictures. VL By Juleyka Lantigua-Williams, The Atlantic (4.5 minute read) An […]
Latino Veterans, by the numbers
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Happy Veteran’s Day! To all U.S. Veteran’s, thank you for your service. I’m sensing we all need a break from the barrage of political news. So […]
On Memorial Day, Latino Veterans Honor Fallen Friends, Family
*There’s no official count of Latinos who have died in combat throughout the history of the U.S. Latinos have fought and died for the U.S. since the revolutionary war, but […]
Deported Marine veteran granted U.S. citizenship
*One at a time, if need be. The point is, get it done, all deported veterans need to come home. Call your congressman, make some noise. VL By Chris Moore, […]
The Latino daily – Your Friday morning brief
FRIDAY, April 22, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! It’s Fiesta Friday in San Antonio, lots of folks in the city have the day off and I’m writing this anticipating a good […]
Congressmen introduce bill to bring back deported veterans
*It’s about time. VL By Rebekah Sager, Fox News Latino Representative Ruben Gallego and a group of veteran members of Congress introduced legislation on Wednesday that could help deported veterans […]
Long-awaited Congressional Gold Medal honoring Puerto Rican regiment to be unveiled
*This has been a long time coming. The 65th Infantry Regiment – known as the Boriqueneers – was disbanded 50 years ago, it served in two world wars and the […]