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Getting a jump on Fiestas Patrias in Anaheim and Santa Ana
Ballet Folklorico Renacimiento in a 2006 performance. It’s sure to be a busy weekend. Already we’ve got events taking place Tuesday, Sept. 13 for Fiestas Patrias and Hispanic Heritage Month. Anaheim:...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Roberto Ruiz, World War II pilot
Roberto Ruiz of Dana Pointed served as a bomber pilot in World War II. Stephanie Rivera, our OC Latino Link intern, wrote a story about the World War II experiences of Roberto Ruiz of Dana Point. He...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Charles Hernandez of Santa Ana, a Navy man to the end
Paul Hernandez of Santa Ana wrote of his father’s experiences in World War II, aboard the troop carrier USS Bracken. It’s one of a series of stories submitted by readers of the Orange County Register...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Hildebrand Bernier Sr.’s speed served him well as a...
Hildebrand Bernier, Sr., right, served in the U.S. Marine Corps during War II. In this 1942 photo, from left, are wife Esther, son Daniel and son Hildebrand Jr. Hildebrand Bernier, Jr. of Santa Ana...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Alfred Aguirre, Bronze star recipient and civic leader
Alfred Aguirre Roy Aguirre wrote the story of his father, Alfred Aguirre, a Placentia native and civic leader who served on Okinawa during World War II, receiving both a Purple Heart and a Bronze...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Antonio Aguilar, World War II Seabee
Antonio Aguilar, during World War II. Tony Aguilar wrote of his father’s experience during World War II, part of a series of stories from readers about the experiences of Latino family members who...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Jose Anselmo Gonzales fought at the Battle of the Bulge
Jose Anselmo "Joe" Gonzales served in Europe during World War II. Ken Gonzales of Huntington Beach wrote about his grandfather’s experience in the Ardennes during World War II. The 395th Regiment in...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Andrés Rafael Luévano won two Purple Hearts in World...
Andres Rafael Luevano served in the Philippines during World War II. Paul Hernandez wrote about the service of his Uncle Ralph – Andrés Rafael Luévano- during World War II as part of a series of...
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The Register’s Ron Gonzales will talk about your stories of World War II on...
Brea barber Phil Rodriguez's experiences in World War II were the topic of a story written by his son, Felipe Rodriguez Jr. As Latino initiatives editor at the Orange County Register, I will discuss...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Tell us your immigration story
Hundreds of immigrants, including Mexican immigrant Maria Teresa Camino, center, took part in this 2003 citizenship ceremony in Los Angeles. (Nick Ut/AP) Over the last half century, immigration from...
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