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  • Subject: Veterans--Personal narratives
  • Text: . He said then “that he was not going to ever fight in a war against a Latino nation.” 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
Alfredo Matias 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  tongue
Rainbow Coalition Panel, October 23rd, 2016 (Oakland California Museum)