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  • Description: Antonio “Maloco” Jiménez Rodríguez has no qualms about admitting that he was the Vice-President of the notorious Hacha Viejas, or Old Hatchets, of the 1950s and 1960s in Chicago. He was a World War II veteran with a lot of heart.
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  • Text: ...The leader, Juan Hacha Vieja, came from Barrio Mula in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. He was a World War II veteran with a lot of heart. Several witnesses describe one time in 1982 when a Puerto Rican landlord in Wicker Park pulled out a .32 Colt automatic pistol and pointed it directly at Juan...
Antonio “Maloco” Jiménez Rodríguez video interview and biography

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  • Description: ...e is connected to cities across the United States mainland through family; many of his children live in the United States. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Rodríguez is now retired. He enjoys his parakeets, cooking his vegetables, and eating the fruits of his land....
  • Text: ...Juan worked with Teo Arroyo to bring the first Puerto Rican parade to Aurora. Pablo is currently a Catholic priest. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Rodríguez loves to play his cuatro and is well educated, constantly reading. He is a devout Catholic and in his early years collaborated with t...
Dimas Rodríguez Flores video interview and biography

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  • Text: ...The expulsion from the military has caused him much suffering, including being denied any veteran’s benefits. Mr. Matias grew up in Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico. SabanaSeca is a barrio of Tao Baja, 14 miles west of San Juan. It used to house primarily a pineapple and grapefruit plantation cal...
Alfredo Matias video interview and biography

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  • Text: ...was  primarily  Puerto  Rican.   He  is  one  of  12  siblings  including  his  U.S.  veteran  brother,  Junior  who  was  also  a  member  of  the   Young  Lords.  His  father  was  a  store  manager ...
Lawrence Reyes video interview and biography

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  • Text: ...Martha attended Arnold Elementary and Waller High School. Her husband was a decorated military veteran. Spanish Martha López creció en el vecindario de Lincoln Park y recuerda como la comunidad puertorriqueña prospera allí, especialmente en los jóvenes con grupos como Caballeros de Sa...
Martha López video interview and biography

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  • Text: ...  herder  on  a   farm  in  the  reservation.  During  World  War  II,  Navajo  US  veterans  were  called  code  talkers  because   they  could  infiltrate  the  Japanese  and  speak  in  their  native ...
Lenny Foster video interview and biography

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  • Text: ...  herder  on  a   farm  in  the  reservation.  During  World  War  II,  Navajo  US  veterans  were  called  code  talkers  because   they  could  infiltrate  the  Japanese  and  speak  in  their  native ...
Lenny Foster video interview and biography

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  • Text: ...  that  is   what  he  spoke  growing  up.    During  World  War  II  Navajo  US  veterans  were  called  code  talkers   because  they  could  infiltrate  the  Japanese  and  speak  in  their  native ...
Rainbow Coalition Panel, October 23rd, 2016 (Oakland California Museum)

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Angel “Sal” del Rivero video interview and biography, interview 1

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Angel “Sal” del Rivero video interview and biography, interview 2