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Manuel Najera	World War II	By Leigh Cole Manuel Najera certainly made his presence known in the service during World War II, flying 35 missions in Europe before coming home. "If I would have died, it would have ended my family," Najera said. But he took... Read More	Juan Marinez
Jesse D Nava	World War II	By Kristina Radke Before World War II, Jesse Nava led a simple life in California, swimming in the Los Angeles River and gaining a strong work ethic from his immigrant father. But since the war, that carefree life has been elusive. ... Read More
Wilfred Navarro	World War II, Political & Civic Engagement	By Brittany Wilson After getting discharged from the Navy in 1948, Wilfred Navarro, Jr. returned to his hometown of Houston. He finished high school and decided he’d like to be a police officer. But first, he and other Latino veterans would... Read More	Mr. Paul Rodriguez Zepeda
Jose R. Navarro	World War II	By Guillermo X. Garcia José Navarro, a 20-year-old farm boy with a limited education from segregated South Texas schools, went to war in 1942 to better himself. By the time of his discharge, due to injury as a member of the U.S.... Read More	Veronica Franco
Eliseo Navarro	World War II	By Tammi Grais Eliseo Navarro and his three brothers found a positive experience, overcame the hardships and returned home safely. Born in 1925 in Asherton, Texas, a small town 100 miles southeast of San Antonio, Navarro suffered... Read More
Octavio Negrón	World War II	By Juan De La Cruz En route to Africa on a ship with more than 5,000 soldiers, Octavio Negrón knew he needed to leave home, even if it meant going off to fight. Negrón had enlisted in the Army at the age of 18, an act he... Read More	Carlos I. Hernandez
Arnif G. Nerio	World War II	By Caren Panzer Arnif G. Nerio felt his life was really coming together in the fall of 1942. While so many were still out of work, he’d just landed a job at General Motors in Saginaw, Mich. Just three months earlier, he’d married... Read More	Jeffery K. Watanabe
Trinidad Ayala Nerio		By Lauren Smith From a troubled first marriage to surviving alone with her three kids while her second husband, Arnold, served in the Army for two years, Trinidad Nerio has learned to take the good with the bad. "Life is life," Nerio... Read More	Elizabeth Aguirre
Joe Nevarez	World War II	By Melanie Sewell A pioneer in his field at a time when jobs were scarce, Joe Reyes Nevarez was one of the first Mexican Americans to work for The Los Angeles Times as a reporter. "I used to tell the managing editor, 'Why don't... Read More	Steven Rosales
Ismael Nevarez	World War II	By Paul Brown Ismael Nevarez was headed west across the Pacific Ocean aboard a troopship in early August of 1945. Countless other United States Navy vessels surrounded him as far as the eye could see, and they were all headed in the same... Read More	Paul Brown
Irma Nicolás		By Jenan Taha Irma Nicolás is the daughter of a Mexican-American media pioneer. Her father, Raoul Cortez Sr., founded the country's first full-time Spanish-language radio station and went on to start a Spanish-language television station... Read More	Laura Barberena
Emilio Nicolas Sr.	Political & Civic Engagement	By the Voces Staff Growing up in a northern Mexican mining town, Emilio Nicolás sat by his father's side listening to short-wave radio reports from the United States describing the advance of Allied troops across Europe during World War II... Read More	Laura Barberena
Albert Nieto	World War II	By Angel Flores From a cardboard box, Albert Nieto rummages through old newspapers, postcards and other keepsakes that bring back memories from his days of service in the Army. One of the artifacts he pulls from the box is a sightseeing... Read More	Ben Olguin
Edmundo Nieto	World War II	By Chelsea Franklin Through his service during World War II, Edmundo Nieto learned about the hardships and horrors of war but also experienced different cultures, met a wide array of people, and participated in once-in-a-lifetime... Read More	Liliana Rodriguez
Virginia G. Nunez	World War II	By Jennifer Lindgren These are some things Virgina Gallardo Nuñez remembers about growing up in South Texas during World War II: curling her hair with the string ties from coffee bags instead of bobby pins because metal was rationed;... Read More	Jennifer Lindgren
Jesus Ochoa	World War II	By Raquel C. Garza As a child, Jesus Ochoa once spent the 16th of September, a Mexican holiday celebrating independence from Spain, at home with his family. When he returned to school the next day, his teacher admonished him, saying missing... Read More	Rene Zambrano
Anthony Olivas $Anthony\Tony\"Olivas just before he shipped out in 1943."$	World War II	By Mayella Gonzalez Tony Olivas' mother always told him and his brothers during World War II not to volunteer for the Army -- to wait until they were drafted. "Don't volunteer. Let them come after you," Olivas recalls his mother... Read More	Rea Ann Trotter
Dora Flores Olivo	Political & Civic Engagement	Dora Flores Olivo became one of the few Latinas elected to the Texas Legislature in 1997 and remains a fierce advocate of Latino voting rights and education. Olivo was born March 6, 1943, in Sinton, Texas, 129 miles southeast of San... Read More	Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Manuela Maymie Garcia Ontiveros	Political & Civic Engagement	By Carrie Nelson Manuela Ontiveros dedicated her life to her family and community and to preserving her treasured Mexican heritage and traditions. "You instill in your children and grandchildren pride [in their heritage],"... Read More	Raul Garcia
Gilberto Ornelas	World War II	By Ismael Martinez Gilberto Ornelas saw the aftermath of one of the most important yet horrific inventions of the 20th Century. His experience almost killed him but granted him many opportunities. Ornelas was born in Globe, Ariz., on... Read More	Liliana Velázquez
William R. Ornelas	World War II	By Juliana A Torres William R. Ornelas grew up in a family of seven brothers and two sisters in Brownwood, Texas. They worked in the fields picking cotton, corn and wheat. Like the rest of the country, the Ornelases were hit hard... Read More	Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Aurora Estrada Orozco	World War II	By Desirée Mata Aurora Estrada Orozco was only about 4 years old when she came to the United States due to the unrest in Mexico. Her father, Lorenzo Estrada, worked as a bookkeeper at an American gold, silver and coal mining company in... Read More	Desirée Mata
Carlota Ayala Ortega	Political & Civic Engagement, World War II	By Angela Walker Dr. Carlota Ayala-Ortega sits proudly by as husband Guadalupe Ortega recalls his memories from World War II. Guadalupe recalls the time the owner of a museum learned of his many medals earned in combat, and told... Read More	Gloria Monita
Guadalupe F. Ortega	World War II	By Gillian Lawlor Guadalupe Ortega remembers having to put a dead Japanese soldier into a foxhole with him to escape detection by enemy forces -- just one incident in his harrowing World War II military career. Even before he received... Read More	Gloria Monita
Abel Flores Ortega	World War II	By Joanne R. Sánchez When Abel Ortega was growing up, his family used to call him "the big thinker." "I was thinking of ways to reach the Far East," he said. He had seen magazine pictures of the Chinese and the Japanese. Later, he sat in a... Read More	Drs. Joanne Rao & Mario Sanchez
Leo Ortega	World War II	By Jessica Propst Pride runs through Leo Ortega’s veins. It was placed there by his mother, Rose Valdes Ortega, as a small boy in the 1930s amidst the backdrop of the Great Depression. Ortega watched her work day and night in Raton, N.M.,... Read More	Delia Esparza
Jessie Ortiz	World War II	By Cindy Carcamo From a young age, Jessie Ortiz learned his Mexican American heritage would be an obstacle in a world dominated by what he calls the "white man's law." He would experience prejudice and discrimination -- even when he fought... Read More	Cindy Carcamo
Blas Ortiz	Vietnam	By Jordan Haeger Blas Ortiz had served as an adviser in Okinawa for a few months in 1963 when his unit, Co. E, 2nd Battalion, 27th Marines, 5th Marine Division, was rounded up, issued live ammo and told they would be... Read More	Catherine Shepherd
Richard Ortiz	World War II	By Julie Flowers Richard Ortiz was a senior at San Antonio Technical Vocational School in 1941 when he heard a fellow classmate discussing plans to go to college. At that moment, Ortiz realized that pursuing a higher education was an option... Read More	Antonio Gilb
Elena V. Ortiz	World War II	By Matt Norris San Antonio, Texas, resident Elena Ortiz has a deep family history rooted in the Canary Islands, Spain, Mexico and San Antonio. Her family fought at the Alamo, in the Battle of New Orleans and World War II. Ortiz was... Read More	Cheryl Smith
Pedro Ortiz	World War II	From a humble beginning on the west side of San Antonio, Pedro Ortiz’s life roles included those of migrant worker, soldier, husband, father, civil service worker and, ultimately, accomplished woodworker, gardener and folk artist. Pedro Ortiz was... Read More	Vinicio Sinta
Jorge Otero-Barreto		In 1959, a young Jorge Otero Barreto stood up to his mother, telling her he would marry his girlfriend and would not attend medical school in Spain. Instead, he joined the Army. It was a choice that would have long-term repercussions,... Read More	Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Henry Oyama	Political & Civic Engagement, World War II	By Lauren Harrity, California State University, Fullerton After growing up in a Spanish-speaking Japanese-American family in Tucson, Arizona, Henry "Hank" Oyama went on to be a tireless supporter of bilingual education for American... Read More	Taylor Peterson
Amos Pacheco	World War II	By Eunmi Christina Lee One September night in 1942, Amos Pacheco and Gloria Robles both happened to be at Bergs Mill Platform, a San Antonio, Texas, dancehall with a music box and bar. “I was dancing with this other girl and she said... Read More	Pacheco Pacheco
Ernesto Padilla	World War II	By Matt Harlan The life of Ernesto Padilla is one marked with opportunities masked by tragedy. Padilla’s childhood was spent with his large family in Puerto de Luna, N.M. The town, nestled on the Pecos River, was a community... Read More	Brian Lucero
Hector Albert Padilla	Korean Conflict	By John Mazzullo A lifelong athlete and a trailblazing educator and coach, Hector Albert Padilla is no stranger to the discipline, hard work and camaraderie that goes into assembling a strong team. Padilla was born in Tucson,... Read More	Henry Mendoza
Samuel Padilla Echeveste	Korean Conflict	By Hayley Stern, Rutgers University An elementary school teacher told Samuel Echeveste he would one day be defending his country. The young boy sitting in that classroom in Miami, Arizona (about 70 miles east of Phoenix), would... Read More	Michelle Lojewski
Fernando I. Pagan	World War II	By Juan De La Cruz Fernando Pagan was a jack of all trades during his childhood in Puerto Rico. At the age of 12, Pagan shined shoes every Sunday in Carolina, Puerto Rico; on Saturdays, he sold clothes for a wage of $2 and... Read More	Doralis Perez-Soto
Jaime Palacios	Political & Civic Engagement	By: Voces Staff Jaime Palacios was the first of three children, born in San Juan, Texas on November 15, 1960, to Berta (Saenz) and Hector ‘Tito’ Palacios. From an early age, Palacios looked to his parents for guidance on education. After... Read More	Julie Nacibe Gomez
Berta Parra	World War II	By Rachel Taliaferro Berta Parra’s memory is slipping away from her. People, places, names, dates – as she sat in an armchair at the Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home, in her native city of El Paso, she worked through the... Read More	Cheryl Smith Kemp
Maria Cristina Parra	World War II	By Adrienne Lee Maria Cristina [Pozos] Parra knows few details about World War II outside the stories her husband, Ambrosio Parra, chose to tell her, and a wound on his foot that left him in pain for the rest of his life. As she put it: “... Read More	Elvia O. Perez
Xavier Pelaez	World War II	By Gina Ross World War II gave Xavier Pelaez many gruesome experiences -- from witnessing the horror of a concentration camp to the pain of being wounded in battle. Pelaez was born in Los Angeles in 1925, his parents having moved from... Read More	Luis Torres
Delphino M. Peña	World War II	By Veronica Franco On his 20th birthday, Delphino Peña was drafted into World War II as a soldier fighting for both his country and his life in the Philippines against the Japanese. After capturing Leyte and Samoa through intense... Read More	Paul Zepeda
Carlos Pena	World War II	By Melissa Watkins Carlos Peña's mother, Natividad, used to say the only time Anglos came around their little farm near San Benito, Texas, was when they needed another... Read More	Rick Leal
Tony Pena	Voces of a Pandemic	By: Voces Staff Tony Pena is 29 years old from Phoenix, Arizona, who currently lives in Portland, Oregon. He works at Squarespace, an internet domain tech company, where he has worked as a senior customer advisor for three years. He also... Read More	Vincent Pena
Placido Peña	World War II	By Hasive Gomez Cleaning land mines and building bridges in front of enemy lines leaves little room for luck. Yet former combat engineer Placido Peña says luck is one of the reasons he survived the war under hazardous conditions. ... Read More	Cristina Salinas
Paz Peña	Vietnam	By Wes Hamilton Paz Peña was a small-town kid in every way. Growing up in Mathis, Texas, he was the oldest of four siblings and always felt destined to leave his town to make an impact in the world. Peña was born July 5, 1944, in... Read More	Wes Hamilton
Eduardo Peniche	World War II	By Fernando Dovalina Even though he stands only five feet five, Ed Peniche must be one of the tallest men in the world. Every time this son of Mexico has been challenged in life, he has measured up – and then some. He measured up as... Read More	Fernando Dovalina
Ester Arredondo Perez	World War II	By Whitney Mizer Eighty-two-year-old San Antonio resident Ester Arredondo Perez always worked hard to accomplish her goals, whether they were traveling the world or becoming the first Latino high school graduate in Fort Bend County, Texas... Read More	Erika Martinez
Manuel Sierra Pérez	World War II	By Brenda Menchaca Manuel Sierra Pérez sits on a chair at a desk cluttered with photographs of his children at a young age and a University of Texas coffee mug, among other items. “I have everything on the desk. I don’t even have to... Read More

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