Latino Stories

Tour curated by: Museum of History and Holocaust Education | 4 Locations

These intergenerational stories range from World War II to the War in Afghanistan.

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Born in San Bernardino, California in 1924, Anthony Acavedo's parents were Mexican immigrants who had not become U.S. citizens. Thus, they were especially vulnerable to deportation in 1937 when the U.S. government targeted Mexcian workers during the Great Depression, an estimated 60% of whom were… Learn more

Born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, in 1926, Carmen Garcia-Rosado was one of the nine children of Maria Roado and Jesus Garcia, a sugar plantation foreman. She spent her childhood moving around the Caribbean with time spent in Cuba, the Dominican Republic and all across Puerto Rico.When the U.S. entered… Learn more

Born in Mexico in 1914, Hector Garcia grew up in Mercedes, Texas, a town in the Rio Grande Valley. His parents had fled the violence of the Mexican Revolution in 1917. After graduating from the University of Texas in 1936, Garcia went on to study medicine, completing his medical degree in 1940. When… Learn more

Born in Mexico in 1979, Miguel Perez-Montes immigrated to the United States with his family when he was eight years old. After growing up in Chicago as a permanent resident (Green Card holder) since the age of 11,  he enlisted in the United States Army in 2001, shortly before September 11. He served… Learn more