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Intrn’l Video: Following the search for ‘family, identity and justice’ in El Salvador

Apr 24, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — Like many Central and South American countries, El Salvador endured a civil war. The 12-year war, a fight between “the US-backed military-led government and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition or ‘umbrella organization’ of…

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Viernes Video: The extraordinary tale of one ‘Rebel’ Cubana whose Civil War exploits defy history

Mar 29, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — Loreta Velazquez was a brave woman. She had to be. Her bravery was the only thing that stood between her and execution for being a spy. Loreta Janteta Velazquez was a Cuban immigrant raised in New Orleans….

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Hispanics and the Civil War

Nov 28, 2012, 11:57 AM 0

La Voz Latina Editor’s note: Last month the National Parks Service commemorated National Hispanic Heritage Month with a publication entitled Hispanics and The Civil War. The following essay is excerpted from that handbook which is available in many National…