Héctor P. García
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Héctor P. García
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Héctor Pérez García was a Mexican-American physician, surgeon, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and founder of the American GI Forum (AGIF). As a result of the national prominence he earned through his work on behalf of Hispanic Americans, he was instrumental in the appointment of Vicente T. Ximenes, a Mexican American and AGIF charter member, to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 1966. García was named as alternate representative to the United Nations in 1967; was appoin
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Mexican-American physician, surgeon, and WWII veteran (1914–1996)
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2024-02-06T14:14:14Z
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