Labor de veterano hispano queda archivada en la biblioteca del congreso
Biblioteca del Congreso SULEMA SALAZAR
Este viernes 20 de mayo en La Biblioteca del Congreso fue presentado el libro "La inspiradora vida de Héctor P. García" un médico veterano de guerra originario de Tamaulipas, México quién emigro con sus padres y hermanos a Mercedes, Texas huyendo de la revolución mexicana. Su hija, Cecilia García Akers, autora del libro entregó fotografías que serán archivadas en la biblioteca. El doctor Garcia, sirvió en el militar sin ser ciudadano estadounidense y fue pionero en la lucha por los derechos civiles, tras estudiar en una escuela segregada. También recibió la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad.
El Tiempo Latino
La Biblioteca del Congreso a través de su programa "Veterans History Project" presentó el libro "The Inspiring Life of Texan Héctor P. García". Nacido en México, el doctor Héctor P. García es recordado como un padre, médico, cirujano y luchador incansable por la igualdad y la educación. Recibió la medalla presidencial “Medal of Freedom” y fue un luchador incansable por los derechos civiles. A través de este libro, su hija Cecilia García Akers, cuenta la vida de su padre que al igual a muchos hispanos, es importante mantener y conocer la historia sobre el progreso y apoyo que le han entregado al país. "No contamos con mucha información histórica de los mexicanos sirviendo a las fuerzas armadas. Las nuevas generaciones deben conocerla y no olvidarla", dijo Cecilia García. La escritora del libro donó algunas fotografías de su padre a la biblioteca y firmó su libro a los presentes.
The Library of Congress
Today working with Roberto Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Homs in the library of Congress where he was presented the book " the inspiring life of Hector P. Garcia " A Doctor War Veteran originating in tamaulipas, Mexico. His daughter, Cecilia Garcia Akers, author of the book I deliver photographs that will be archived in the library. Dr. Garcia, served in the military without being an American citizen and was a pioneer in the fight for civil rights after studying in a segregated school in Texas. It should be mentioned, that he received the presidential medal of freedom.
The Inspiring Life of Texan Héctor P. García book signing
Before Héctor García founded the American G.I. Forum and became the first Mexican-American to earn a Presidential Medal of Freedom, he was the first Mexican to graduate from the University of Texas-Galveston, earning a doctorate in medicine in 1940. Later, as a second lieutenant serving in the United States Army, he received a Bronze Star Medal and a World War II Victory Medal. And he did all this without U.S. citizenship, something his daughter, Cecilia García Akers, didn’t know until years after her father’s 1996 passing. (He did become a U.S. citizen later in life and before receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.) “He was so brave and humble,” says the San Antonio-based Akers, author of The Inspiring Life of Texan Héctor P. García. “He never complained about his struggles.”
American GI Forum honors local leaders, awards scholarships
Cecilia Garcia Akers said she's always humbled by receiving any award, but her most recent one is especially important to her. On Thursday, she was recognized by the organization founded by her father.
The Dr. Hector P. Garcia American GI Forum Founders Chapter and Dr. Clotilde P. Garcia Chapter recognized Akers and three other local leaders at the Fifth Annual Scholarship Awards at Holiday Inn Corpus Christi Airport. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi President Flavius Killebrew, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Capt. Steve Banta and Chairman of Del Mar College Board of Regents Trey McCampbell also were recognized for standing up for veterans at the banquet.