Veterans of Color

Military history, racial dynamics, and the untold stories of valor and sacrifice

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:16 +0000

Mike Kim engages in an enlightening conversation with Master Sergeant Pedro Munoz Dones about the complex and often overlooked history of Puerto Rico's contributions to the U.S. military. From the Spanish-American War to World War I and II, and the Korean War, this episode explores the rich tapestry of Puerto Rican military service, the challenges of racial dynamics, and the myth-busting truths behind these extraordinary narratives.

Edie Argueta: The Marine Who Transcended Immigration Myths

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:51:39 +0000

On this episode of VOC, we are joined by Edie Argueta. He was a survivor of the historic battle of Fallujah in Iraq. His story is profound on so many levels. He has been active in supporting veterans and still does great work in the Veteran community. He was just honored by the Queen City Council for his work with veterans.

Edie is a father, husband, and Marine. He shipped out to basic training a month after his high school graduation (on his birthday). He deployed twice in support of OIF. At only 1 year old, he crossed into the US in the arms of his grandmother where he was reunited with his mother. His family is originally from El Salvador. Together they settled in Jamaica, Queens, where he would grow up. He currently resides in Maspeth, Queens.

Join us as we follow Edie's story.

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Ray Shinohara, Marine Veteran

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:49:18 +0000

On this episode of VOC Veterans of Color we have Ray Shinohara from the great island of Guam. He served in the US Marines with eight deployments in his 11 years of honorable military service. Ray has also completed a Master's in Social Work and has traveled to many places to help veterans and civilians heal from trauma. He is an innovator in starting peer support groups for veterans on Facebook/Zoom Battle Buddy Talk, Subtle Asian Devil Dogs, etc. These days, Ray is in the island of Tarawa retrieving remnants of MIA Missing in Action US military personnel from WWII battle sites. He continues to serve veterans and others in expansive ways.

*May is Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month and we have honored Matt Seto. We also honor Ray Shinohara and other great warriors within the API American community.

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A chat with Matt Seto: Commander of Boston's American Legion Chinatown Post

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:46:49 +0000

This episode of Veteran of Color Veterans of Color features Matthew Seto, one of Boston's esteemed veteran community service advocates. Matthew Seto is a Marine Corps veteran from Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently the Post Commander of the American Legion Chinatown Post 328 and has been serving the veteran community since he left his military service in 2005. His earliest projects included creating the Asian Pacific American Veterans group on Facebook as a way to connect and collect stories of achievements, history, and experiences of AAPI veterans. His latest project is working on a Chinese American Veterans Memorial to honor and commemorate Chinese American Veterans in Massachusetts.

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St. Patrick's Battalion: America's First Military Intersectionality

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:42:05 +0000

VOC Veterans Of Color takes a historical dive into a bunch of warriors who wanted a better life for themselves and others. American military intersectionality goes back to the early 1800s with the formation of the St Patrick's Battalion by many US military men who were poor, Irish, and other European immigrants, Catholics, escaped slaves, freed, and African Americans. They came together with their differences to promote intersectionality in the areas of race, class, and nationality.

* This is a veteran fact checked audio essay with the sources below.

Links

US National Park Service's Recognition of St Patrick's Battalion

https://www.nps.gov/places/the-san-patricio-brigade.htm

The St Patrick's Battalion Narrative

https://aaregistry.org/story/recognizing-the-saint-patricks-battalion/

What is intersectionality, and what does it have to do with me? | YW Boston

https://www.ywboston.org/2017/03/what-is-intersectionality-and-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-me/

Intersectionality Explained

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination

Intersectionality and the individual ecomap

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=ecomap+and+intersectionality+hartman&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart#d=gs_qabs&t=1677726813510&u=%23p%3DVQFIQumHWhAJ

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Black History Month & Military Culture

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:38:35 +0000

This episode of VOC Veterans of Color, we discuss the different unscripted meanings of Black History Month and much, much more. Mike Kim, VOC Show Host, and John Winn Bey, a legend in the Special Operations community (US Marine Force Reconnaissance Man 0321P/Ranger), have a discussion about life in relation to the myths and realities of race in the military. This is a candid chat about the military seldom discussed in the headlines.

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The Unseen Ledo Warriors of World War II

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:35:43 +0000

This is the first episode of VOC Veterans of Color Podcast sponsored by Coming Home Well, that explores the cultural and historical legacies of Veterans of Color in the US military.

On this first episode, the host of VOC, Mike Kim, a veteran and military history/culture analyst, will be interviewing Dr. Geraldine Seay, about the African American troop presence in the intrepid World War II combat mission of constructing the Ledo Road from India to China.

Dr. Geraldine Seay has spent ten years researching the grand feat of military engineering "The Ledo Road". The Ledo Road, mostly involved World War II African Americans troops. The Ledo Road prevented Japanese forces from expanding their Empire.

Some background highlights of Dr. Seay: she is an interdisciplinary humanities and social sciences researcher, and a retired Florida A & M University tenured faculty member. She is a mother of two adult children and wife to esteemed jazz musician Clarence Seay. Dr. Seay has a Master's in English from Georgetown University. Furthering her education and passion for research, she obtained the McKnight Fellowship and attended the University of Florida, from which she completed a PH.D. in American Literature.

Dr. Seay's research on the Ledo Road can be found in her book "African Americans, World War II and the Ledo Stilwell Road" published in 2019. ·

https://www.amazon.com/African-Americans-Ledo-Road-Mile-ebook/dp/B07RBMX9FC

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