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HISPANICS IN
AMERICAS DEFENSE |
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To the Editor, Ken Walz-Albuquerque
Journal Regarding
the PBS Scandal-a 14 Hour I am writing to prove a point
about racist policies and attitudes against Hispanic veterans. The American GI Forum, a national civil
right’s organization for veterans, would never have had to exist were it not
for the rampant discrimination in; housing, education, employment, financial
institutions, and violations of their civil rights when they came back from
World War II. Founded by the first civil right’s leader in this country,
Physician, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, a Mexican immigrant and a veteran, who
suffered discrimination himself, this organization has continued this
struggle to this day. Hispanics fought in every war
this country has been involved in including the Revolutionary War and the
Civil War, and as a group have won more Medals of Honor than any other ethnic
group. Not only are Hispanics overlooked in this exhaustive documentary, but
how does Burns explain omitting the Bataan Death March, many of whom were Spanish speaking
military from Finally, as a formally trained
artist with a Master’s degree from the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, I speak as a professional when I say IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH KEN BURNS’ ARTISTIC VISION TO PRODUCE AN
ADDITONAL 2 HOURS OF INTERVIEWS WITH THESE FORGOTTON HEROES AND MAKE THIS
DOCUMENTARY A MASTERPIECE, BECAUSE THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL IT WILL BE TRULY
REPRESENTATIVE, AND FACTUALLY ACCURATE.
Daughter of a World War II Veteran, Karen Borch, MFA |