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Hector Garcia
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Who Was Hector Garcia?
Hector Garcia moved from Mexico to the United States with his family when he was a toddler. Though he faced prejudice and quota systems in school he was able to obtain a medical degree.
During World War II he served in the U.S. Army, and after the war he settled in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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There, Garcia started a medical practice while also embarking upon a career of civil rights activism after he witnessed the difficulties Mexican American veterans faced when trying to access benefits. Garcia founded the American G.I.
Forum in to advocate for these veterans. The organization — which grew to have chapters across the country and remains active to this day — also worked on causes such as school desegregation and eliminating the poll tax in Texas.
Garcia was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in
Early Life and Education
Hector Perez Garcia born in Llera, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on January 17, , to Jose Garcia and Faustina Perez Garcia,