Reply #48: Again, I watched a really great documentary on PBS, right after ...

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... the first segment of "The War," which was targeted solely toward the contributions of Hispanics in World War II. Burns, or any big name in filmdom, is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. Not *everything* is about a decision to "dis" someone by not giving them enough of a presence in a given project. Granted, "The War" is a big project, but as Burns states, he tried to narrow it down to a manageable size.

As I stated elsewhere, I haven't seen any particular focus on the contributions of another set of downtrodden people -- the Irish. There was a passing reference to The Sullivans, but no diamond focus on what the Irish did for the country in WWII, and the continuing fight for respect they have had to wage.

There is no doubt that Hispanics have had to fight for respect in this country. Sometimes, they've also had a need to learn to give it. I live with that particular conundrum every day here in Santa Fe. What I've seen is that people who intend good will generally get it back, regardless of their ethnicity. There will never be any way to level the balances over whose ancestors did what to someone else's ancestors.