"AGIF" redirects here. For the Adelaide International Guitar Festival, see Adelaide Guitar Festival.
American GI Forum
Founded
March 26, 1948
Founder
Hector P. Garcia
Location
Washington, DC
Key people
David Rodriguez, National Commander
Website
www.agifus.com
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The American GI Forum (AGIF) is a congressionally chartered Hispanic veterans and civil rights organization founded in 1948. Its motto is "Education is Our Freedom and Freedom should be Everybody's Business". AGIF operates chapters throughout the United States, with a focus on veterans' issues, education, and civil rights. Its two largest national programs are the San Antonio-based Veterans Outreach Program, and the Dallas-based Service, Employment, Redevelopment-Jobs for Progress, Inc. (SER). The current National Commander is David Rodriguez.[1]
^Henry Ramos, The American GI Forum: In Pursuit of the Dream, 1948-1983 (Houston, TX: Arte Publico Press, 1998). ISBN 978-1-55885-262-4
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