1. Referring to the film, The Latino Americans: How did participation in World War II change the political consciousness of Mexican Americans? What did they do to begin claiming recognition and rights within U.S. society after the war?
Many Mexican Americans were perceived as heroes such as navy sailor Hector Acedo who survived the torpedoing of his ship. Pedro de Valle who was the first Puerto Rican to reach the rank of Major General when he took command of the first marine division in 1944. Then there was Private Joe P. Martinez who was killed while leading a successful charge against a key Japanese defense position receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor after death. Therefore, by wars end ten other Latinos would earn one making most
Many Mexican Americans were perceived as heroes such as navy sailor Hector Acedo who survived the torpedoing of his ship. Pedro de Valle who was the first Puerto Rican to reach the rank of Major General when he took command of the first marine division in 1944. Then there was Private Joe P. Martinez who was killed while leading a successful charge against a key Japanese defense position receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor after death. Therefore, by wars end ten other Latinos would earn one making most