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Learn about the role and contribution of Hispanic Americans in the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Find out how many Hispanics served, fought, and died in the war, and how they were involved in the Spanish Civil War and Pearl Harbor.
Learn about the contributions and challenges of Latinos in the US military during WWII. Explore topics such as the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force, the Zoot Suit Riots, and the Latino Home Front.
Learn how Mexican Americans and other Latinos served in the U.S. military during World War II and faced discrimination at home. Explore their stories of valor, sacrifice, and activism for civil rights.
The armed forces of the United States during WWII were segregated. Hispanic or Latino American soldiers were considered white. Even in the segregated environment of the US armed forces, Hispanic, Latino, Latina veterans served in pivotal roles in the war efforts.
Learn how Latinas contributed to the U.S. war effort both overseas and on the homefront during World War II. Explore their experiences as nurses, cryptologists, factory workers, and more, as well as the challenges they faced due to discrimination and stereotypes.
Over 12,000,000 Americans served in World War II, among those were 500,000 Latinos (Lopez, 2009). To put this into simpler terms, Latinos made up about 2.3 to 4.7 percent of the total population of people who served during this war. Right away, we realize that there is only a small percent of Latinos being represented in World War II.
Mexican-Americans and World War II is an edited collection of eleven essays on the effects that the war had on Mexican-Americans and the roles they played in United States society. It is a landmark in Mexican-American historiography and an especially timely and useful addition to the growing body of work on United States social history in
