Articles Related to Minority Affairs

Minority Affairs Committee Update November/December 2023

January 16, 2024

BY GUMERSINDO GOMEZ, CHAIR I am honored to have been reappointed by VVA President Jack McManus to once again chair the Minority Affairs Committee. When the committee convened on October 20, I nominated committee members.…

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U.S. Congress gives U.S. Allies access to U.S. VA Healthcare System

October 27, 2023

U.S. Congress gives U.S. Allies access to U.S. VA Healthcare system for the first time since World War II HR 366 Korean American VALOR Act passes Congress For the first time since World War II…

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Minority Affairs Committee Update September/October 2023

September 28, 2023

BY GUMERSINDO GOMEZ, CHAIR Warm greetings from the Minority Affairs Committee, freshly renewed from the Convention in Orlando. I must extend my kudos to the Convention’s organizers. Despite the heat, it was a great event…

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Minority Affairs Committee Update July/August 2022

August 11, 2022

BY GUMERSINDO GOMEZ, CHAIR Greetings from the Minority Affairs committee. I hope that you all are having a wonderful summer and getting ready for our Leadership Conference in August in Greenville, South Carolina. The Committee…

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Minority Affairs Committee Update May/June 2022

June 5, 2022

BY GUMERSINDO GOMEZ, CHAIR At the VVA April Board meeting the Minority Affairs Committee had an exciting time following a visit from Gregorio Kishketon, who serves on the VA’s Veterans Health Administration’s National Diversity &…

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Gumersindo Gomez, Minority Affairs Committee Chair

Minority Affairs Committee Update November/December 2017

January 18, 2018

The Minority Affairs Committee is starting the new administration preparing plans for the new tenure, and including a greater diversity of veterans.  (more…)

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Edmund Pettus Bridge

Chapter 607 to Erect Memorial at Edmund Pettus Bridge

March 17, 2017

Chapter 607 is sponsoring their 5th Vietnam Memorial, this time at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL. The memorial will remember the veterans who fought in Vietnam and against segregation in…

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Jerry Yamamoto, Chair

Call For Nominations for Diversity Award

December 5, 2016

The Minority Affairs Committee is requesting nominations from the Vietnam Veterans of America membership for the VVA National Minority Affairs Committee Diversity Award. VVA's Minority Affairs Committee Diversity Award recognizes outstanding achievements by an individual,…

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South Penn Street Bridge

Bridge Dedicated to Black Veterans in York

September 15, 2016

York, PA is dedicating the South Penn Street Bridge to it's county's black veterans. The bridge dedication resonates especially with Charles Moye Jr., a black Vietnam veteran. During the war, Moye struggled during his service,…

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Minority Affairs Committee Update July/August 2016

July 25, 2016

The Minority Affairs Committee hopes you will attend the VVA Leadership & Education Conference in Tucson. There will be informative seminars and workshops. Our committee members will not host one, but we will be in…

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