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Reviewed on May 1, 2011 | Video/DVD
Gr 7 Up—Through archival footage, photographs, interviews with veterans, and narration, this film superficially addresses the experience of Latinos in World War II. There is great potential in the high-quality, compelling black-and-white film snippets, but the narration is confusing. At the start, the narrator asserts that many soldiers in World War II lost their innocence in the trauma of war. The rest of the film contradicts this argument. Interviews with Latino veterans demonstrate that experiencing discriminat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More