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.…
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…
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…
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…
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 &…
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…)
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…
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,…
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,…
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…