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Long March toward equity stalled.(RANTS & RAVES)(Brief article)
A proposed bill in the U.S. Senate that would have compensated Filipino vets who served during World War II has been defeated. Filipinos were drafted for service during the war, when the Philippines was still a U.S. colony. After the war though, Congress revoked their veteran status and denied them benefits. The ...
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