American GI Forum, The : In Pursuit of the Dream, 1948-1983

by Henry A.J. Ramos

Overview

This book traces the stormy history of one of U.S. Hispanics' most important but least known civil-rights groups—the American G.I. Forum— from its controversial inception through the presidency of Ronald Reagan.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611926057
Publisher:	Arte Publico Press
Publication date:	09/30/1998
Series:	Hispanic Civil Rights Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	729 KB

About the Author

Henry A. J. Ramos is principal of Mauer Kunst Consulting, a private consulting group that specializes in strategic planning, project management, program development/assessment, and research activities targeted to business, foundation, and nonprofit institutions. His publications include The American GI Forum: In Pursuit of the Dream, 1948-1983 (Arte Público Press, 1998) and Nuevos Senderos: Reflections on Hispanics and Philanthropy (Arte Público Press, 1999). Currently he serves as executive editor of Arte Público Press’s Hispanic Civil Rights Book Series. Ramos is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Harvard University, where he earned degrees in political economics, law, and public administration and is founding editor of the Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy. A native of Santa Monica, Ramos currently resides in Creston, California.