Latino Honors: Who The U.S. Government Should Recognize Now

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 06/06/2011 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

Nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette recently wrote a piece asking why the U.S. keeps naming things like streets and more recently, a Navy ship, after Cesar Chavez (who also has a postage stamp).

Chavez, the Mexican American union leader who helped farm workers get their rights for the first time, definitely deserves to be honored, but why doesn’t the U.S. honor more Latinos?

Who else could the government consider when christening ships, naming federal buildings, streets and buildings and issuing postage stamps? Here’s a list of people who should get big-time props!

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Desi Arnaz
The Cuban American musician and TV pioneer made several Hollywood innovations, including the use of the three-camera set up (which became the standard for sitcoms), the use of film so that audiences around the country could have hgh-quality images and the presence of a live audience on a soundstage. Quite simply, he helped transform TV into an enduring entertainment medium. There’s an I Love Lucy stamp, but where’s Arnaz’s stand alone?

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