HISPANICS HAVING TO PUT UP WITH BULLSHIT AGAIN!!
Hispanic Americans:
U.S. Armed Forces Awards in WWII Number
Medal of Honor- 13
Distinguished Service Cross- 140
Navy Cross Medal- 25
Legion of Merit- 323
Silver Star Medal -2006
Bronze Star Medal -1352
Distinguished Flying Cross- 55
Purple Heart Medal -3378
Air Medal -237
"We apologize for he foul language in the heading and We here at THE POLITICAL RING don't make it a habbit to use cus words in our blog, but it's b.s. injustice about How Hispanics are being Percieved that inferiorates us so"
My advice: Call your Congressman and complain about such b.s. being portrayed on a Public Broadcasting Channel.
The following is a clip from Today's Monitor:
Area veterans criticize omission of Hispanics from WWII documentary
Amanda Harris and Jennifer L. Berghom (Valley Freedom Newspapers)
September 21, 2007 - 11:00PM
HARLINGEN — A group of men held yellow and orange signs Friday that read, “Hispanic World War II Vets were excluded. Why?” The men also held American flags and black-and-white Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flags as they protested filmmaker Ken Burns’ documentary series, “The War,” which is scheduled to premier Sunday on Public Broadcasting Service stations across the country. “We want to make sure that the public knows — especially PBS and this affiliate here, KMBH — that we are opposed to the airing of this documentary by Ken Burns,” said M. Felix Rodriguez, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars District 18. “It’s an inaccurate portrayal of the diversity of the groups that contributed to the victory over our enemies during World War II.” Rodriguez and four other veterans, all of whom have fathers, fathers-in-law or uncles who served during World War II, stood in an empty field Friday across the street from the KMBH-TV60 building with their signs and flags. “They left us out,” veteran Maximo Belmarez said. “Mexicans played a big part of the war. It was not puros gueritos fighting.” Veteran Efrain Solis said that even though Burns added segments to his documentary featuring Latino and Native American veterans, it was only after various groups protested their initial absence. “It’s an afterthought,” Solis said. Eduardo Casas, a retired Marine and retired teacher from the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school district, said his biggest worry is that teachers will use the documentary as an educational tool. “That’s my concern as an educator,” Casas said. “It’s inaccurate. That’s a worry. It will give the wrong message to young students.” Casas said documentarians have a responsibility to do thorough and complete research, because documentaries are often used in classrooms. Questions to KMBH regarding the protest were directed to the e-mail account of the station’s general manager Monsignor Pedro Briseño, who did not respond as of Friday. The documentary sparked protests throughout the nation as well as threats to boycott products of the series’ sponsors. Some cartoonists even dedicated their comic strips to telling the stories of Hispanic World War II veterans, according to The Associated Press. The AP also reported that Burns and PBS reached an agreement with a Hispanic veterans group to add a segment that includes content from Native American and Latino veterans. But Rodriguez, fellow veterans and historians said that isn’t enough, calling it “a slap in the face.” “What he is saying is (Hispanic and Native American veterans) didn’t participate or contribute to the success in winning the war,” Rodriguez said. “It is an insult to me, but more of an insult to my dad.” Jennifer Mata, a history professor at the University of Texas-Pan-American, said leaving out that history could lead to issues of identity problems for younger generations because they won’t see their ancestors’ contributions. Mata and fellow UTPA history professor Amy Hay said World War II was a significant war for Hispanics as well as other minorities, because they were fighting against discrimination abroad while facing it in their own country. Trinidad Gonzales, a history instructor at South Texas College in McAllen, said he hopes more Hispanic veterans and their families will record their own histories. Gonzales said he is working with Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez — a University of Texas at Austin professor collecting oral histories of Hispanics who lived during World War II — to record the histories of veterans throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Rivas-Rodriguez also founded Defend the Honor, a campaign that criticizes what it calls Burns’ omission of Hispanic and Native American veterans from his documentary. “The bottom line is, we can’t just allow the documentary (to be) considered to be a true reflection of what was going on in World War II,” she said.
U.S. Armed Forces Awards in WWII Number
Medal of Honor- 13
Distinguished Service Cross- 140
Navy Cross Medal- 25
Legion of Merit- 323
Silver Star Medal -2006
Bronze Star Medal -1352
Distinguished Flying Cross- 55
Purple Heart Medal -3378
Air Medal -237
"We apologize for he foul language in the heading and We here at THE POLITICAL RING don't make it a habbit to use cus words in our blog, but it's b.s. injustice about How Hispanics are being Percieved that inferiorates us so"
My advice: Call your Congressman and complain about such b.s. being portrayed on a Public Broadcasting Channel.
The following is a clip from Today's Monitor:
Area veterans criticize omission of Hispanics from WWII documentary
Amanda Harris and Jennifer L. Berghom (Valley Freedom Newspapers)
September 21, 2007 - 11:00PM
HARLINGEN — A group of men held yellow and orange signs Friday that read, “Hispanic World War II Vets were excluded. Why?” The men also held American flags and black-and-white Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flags as they protested filmmaker Ken Burns’ documentary series, “The War,” which is scheduled to premier Sunday on Public Broadcasting Service stations across the country. “We want to make sure that the public knows — especially PBS and this affiliate here, KMBH — that we are opposed to the airing of this documentary by Ken Burns,” said M. Felix Rodriguez, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars District 18. “It’s an inaccurate portrayal of the diversity of the groups that contributed to the victory over our enemies during World War II.” Rodriguez and four other veterans, all of whom have fathers, fathers-in-law or uncles who served during World War II, stood in an empty field Friday across the street from the KMBH-TV60 building with their signs and flags. “They left us out,” veteran Maximo Belmarez said. “Mexicans played a big part of the war. It was not puros gueritos fighting.” Veteran Efrain Solis said that even though Burns added segments to his documentary featuring Latino and Native American veterans, it was only after various groups protested their initial absence. “It’s an afterthought,” Solis said. Eduardo Casas, a retired Marine and retired teacher from the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school district, said his biggest worry is that teachers will use the documentary as an educational tool. “That’s my concern as an educator,” Casas said. “It’s inaccurate. That’s a worry. It will give the wrong message to young students.” Casas said documentarians have a responsibility to do thorough and complete research, because documentaries are often used in classrooms. Questions to KMBH regarding the protest were directed to the e-mail account of the station’s general manager Monsignor Pedro Briseño, who did not respond as of Friday. The documentary sparked protests throughout the nation as well as threats to boycott products of the series’ sponsors. Some cartoonists even dedicated their comic strips to telling the stories of Hispanic World War II veterans, according to The Associated Press. The AP also reported that Burns and PBS reached an agreement with a Hispanic veterans group to add a segment that includes content from Native American and Latino veterans. But Rodriguez, fellow veterans and historians said that isn’t enough, calling it “a slap in the face.” “What he is saying is (Hispanic and Native American veterans) didn’t participate or contribute to the success in winning the war,” Rodriguez said. “It is an insult to me, but more of an insult to my dad.” Jennifer Mata, a history professor at the University of Texas-Pan-American, said leaving out that history could lead to issues of identity problems for younger generations because they won’t see their ancestors’ contributions. Mata and fellow UTPA history professor Amy Hay said World War II was a significant war for Hispanics as well as other minorities, because they were fighting against discrimination abroad while facing it in their own country. Trinidad Gonzales, a history instructor at South Texas College in McAllen, said he hopes more Hispanic veterans and their families will record their own histories. Gonzales said he is working with Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez — a University of Texas at Austin professor collecting oral histories of Hispanics who lived during World War II — to record the histories of veterans throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Rivas-Rodriguez also founded Defend the Honor, a campaign that criticizes what it calls Burns’ omission of Hispanic and Native American veterans from his documentary. “The bottom line is, we can’t just allow the documentary (to be) considered to be a true reflection of what was going on in World War II,” she said.
posted by THE POLITICAL RING | 12:16 PM
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WHERES ALL THE POLITICOS ON THIS ONE? LET ME HEAR FROM YOU GUYS NOW! LETS SEE SOME ACTION! I WANNA TURN ON MY TELEVISION AND SEE YOU GUYS THERE, I WANNA READ MY PAPER AND READ THAT YOU GUYS WERE THERE PROTESTING! I WANNA REMEMBER TOMMORROW THAT YOU GUYS GAVE A DAMN ABOUT OUR HISPANIC VETERANS.
STAND UP!
POLITICS OR NOT, THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED!
WE'LL SEE WHAT HISPANIC POLITICO IS UP TO REPRESENTING THIS NEVER ENDING CHALLENGE TODAY!
CITIZENS OF THE VALLEY SHOULD BE CALLING ON THOSE THAT REPRESENT YOU ABOUT SUCH CONCERNS.
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enews, Sales, pitch or nonsense?
This guy Saenz and his e-news are a dangerous trend in our local politics. Trash and destroy and then load up with the taxpayers money.
Hispanic Americans in World War II fought in every major battle in the European Theatre, from North Africa to the Battle of the Bulge, and in the Pacific Theater of Operations, from Bataan to Okinawa. According to the National World War II Museum, between 250,000 and 500,000 Hispanic Americans served in the Armed Forces during WWII, out of a total of 10,420,000.[1] Thus, Hispanic Americans comprised 2.3% to 4.7% of the Army. The exact number, however is unknown as at the time Hispanics were counted as whites. The only racial groups to have separate statistics kept were African-Americans and Asian-Americans.[2]
On December 7, 1941, when the United States officially entered the war, Hispanic Americans were among the many American citizens who joined the ranks of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps as volunteers or through the draft. Not only did Hispanics serve as active combatants in the European and Pacific Theatres of war, but they also served on the home front as civilians.[3] Hundreds of women joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs) and Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), serving as nurses and in administrative positions. Many worked in the manufacturing plants that produced munitions and material, while the men who usually performed this work were away at war.[4]
Puerto Ricans and the Hispanics who resided in Puerto Rico were assigned to the 65th Infantry Regiment or to the Puerto Rico National Guard. These were the only all-Hispanic units whose statistics were kept; hence, it is known that over 53,000 Puerto Ricans and Hispanics who resided on the island served in the war.[2] According to Senator Robert Menendez, more than 9,000 Latinos died in the defense of the United States in World War II.[5] Due to the lack of documentation, the exact number of the Hispanics who died in the conflict is unknown.
Well they put up with the bullshit because most of you are tolerant Hispanics. Just because we are educated does not mean we have to be tolerant. How many times is it going to take for someone to tell you to speak English till you tell them to GFThemselves!
Sugarcoating the problem will not make it go away! Kicking their a$$ or standing up for your right will make them think twice about it!
These are the same b@st@rds that are against prayer in the schools.
Me, I choose not to practice tolerance. Like I stated in your post about the fence with the Indians:
"Well as an optimist, I share your opinion Shaine about the wall preventing progress if immigrants had not been allowed. However, the realist in me, says the picture has several interpretations based on life experiences. The cynic in me states this from the depiction is a pilgrim(whites) coming to America. Real American buidling wall in the picture. Now, let us ponder something. First settlers come in, Indians accept them after some time and show them(whites) how to live off the land otherwise they would starve and die....
Do not tolerate racism against Hispanics or Native Americans.
Stand up for your freedom of speech!
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