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Articles: Military Recruiting: People of Color


Military recruiters target Black youth
Askia Muhammad, Final Call ,Nov 27, 2007

His son killed in Iraq, dad takes on recruitment of Hispanics
AFP, November 17,2007

Marines Begin to Reverse Sharp Drop in Black Recruits
Tom Philpott, The Progress-Index, October 25, 2007

A recruiter's dream 
Chicago Tribune, October 14, 2007


Immigrants' dream nightmare for critics
Kirsten Scharnberg, Chicago Tribune, October 7, 2007

In tribes, tug of enlistment
Bryan Bender, Boston Globe, October 1, 2007

The Dilemma of "Double Deportation"
Jorge Mariscal, Draft NOtices, October - December 2007

Bill Offers U.S. Citizenship for Military Service
MIRIAM JORDAN, The Wall Street journal, September 21, 2007

If you're an immigrant, at least Uncle Sam wants you
Deborah Davis, MetroActive, September 19, 2007

A military route to citizenship Plan for undocumented youths stirs debate
Daniel González, The Arizona Republic, September 17, 2007

Army Recruiter Shares Challenges Of The Job
Theresa Juva, Zwire, August 23, 2007

Iraq War Brings Drop in Black Enlistees
SARAH ABRUZZESE, New York Times, August 22, 2007

Military recruiters set sights on Hispanics
Summer Harlow, USA Today, August 20, 2007

Recruiting For Iraq War Undercut in Puerto Rico
Paul Lewis, Washington post, August 18, 2007

Military recruiters set sights on Hispanics
SUMMER HARLOW, The News Journal, August 12, 2007

U.S. territories: A recruiter's paradise
Matthew D. LaPlante, The Salt Lake Tribune, August 5, 2007

At Bronx Latino Festival, the Army Sponsors the Music
FERNANDA SANTOS, The New York Times, July 30, 2007

Marines concerned over minority enlistment
EDWARD SIFUENTES, NC Times, July 29, 2007

Illegal Immigrants: Uncle Sam Wants You
Deborah Davis, In These Times, July 25, 2007

Conway irked by drop in minority enlistments
Gidget Fuentes, Marine Corp Times, July 24, 2007

Immigrants joining U.S. military to gain citizenship
Angela Kocherga, KENS 5 Border Bureau, July 19, 2007

Because Mama Said So?
Glen Ford, TomPaine.com, July 06, 2007

BIG APPLE A CITY FULL OF GI NO'S
NY Post, July 2, 2007

Immigration and Military Enlistment: The Pentagon's Push for the DREAM Act Heats Up
Jorge Mariscal, Draft Notices, July-September 2007

Latino Youth: Beware of Military Recruiters!
Gil Villagrán, Indibay.org, June 30, 2007

The Making of an American Soldier: Why Young People Join the Military
Jorge Mariscal, Alternet, June 26, 2007

Number of Blacks Joining Military Down
Associated Press, June 25, 2007

Filling the Ranks: Immigrants in the U.S. Military
Mary Spicuzza, SanFrancisco Weekly, June 22, 2007

Officials Hope to Rekindle Interest in Immigration Bill Provision
Donna Miles, American Forces Pres Service, June 11, 2007

Why Won't We Let Them Fill the Ranks?
Brigid Schulte, Washington Post, June 3, 2007

For African-Americans, folly of this war hits home
Derrick Z. Jackson, Boston Globe, May 9, 2007

Bigoted emails from Army recruiter outrage gay man
CHARLES HACK, The Jersey Journal, March 26, 2007

Military update: 'Bush's war' seen as depressing black re-enlistment
Tom Philpott, Hampton Roads VA Daily Press, March 25, 2007

Young Samoans have little choice but to enlist
Kirsten Scharnberg, Chicago Tribune, March 21, 2007

Uncle Sam wants you--especially if you're Latino
Megan Feldman, Dallas Observer, February 8, 2007

Illegal to serve?
ESTHER J. CEPEDA, Sun Times, January 8, 2007

Pentagon Advisor Doubts Wisdom of U.S. Military's Recruiting Muslims 
Chad Groening, AgapePress, January 4, 2007

Will Iraq and Afghanistan wars produce a thorny new dilemma?
Carlos Guerra, MYsa.com, 12/29/2006

Bill: College, service OK for entrants' kids
Eunice Moscoso, COX NEWS SERVICE, December 18, 2006

http://jorgemariscal.blogspot.com/
How Military Recruiters Pitch to Latinos
JORGE MARISCAL, counterpunch, October 13, 2006


West Point, ROTC struggle to recruit African-Americans
Kelly Kennedy, Army Times, September 25, 2006

Patriotism draws  Hispanics to serve
James Pinkerton, Houston Chronicle, 9/17/2006

Cruising on Military Drive
Roberto Lovato, publiceye.org, Fall 2006

Retaliation Alleged for Teaching on Iraq War
Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, August 26, 2006

Military service a fast track to the American dream
Dogen Hannah, CONTRA COSTA TIMES, May. 21, 2006

Latinos enlisting in record numbers
Despite opposition to the Iraq war, pride motivates many to sign up for military duty
Justin Berton, Chronicle, May 15, 2006

Military Recruitment Data Available by Race and Ethnicity
InfoZine, May 05, 2006

Not Showing Up
Kenyon Farrow, Nonviolent Activist, March-April 2006

Not in Our Nombre
Celina R. DeLeon, alternet.org, March 20, 2006

Selling the American Nightmare
Oskar Castro, Nonviolent Activist, March-April 2006

More Blacks Deciding Not to Serve
Associated Press, March 6, 2006

A Degree in Violence
Leah Samuel, February 27, 2006

Security and Terrorism
John C. K. Daly, UPI, Feburary 23, 2006

Guard Inclined to Court Hispanics
Michelle Bradford,  Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 12, 2006

Army Effort to Enlist Hispanics Draws Recruits and Criticism 
Lizette Alvarez, New York Times, February 9, 2006

Groups Unite to Defy Military Recruiting Efforts
Peter Bailey, Miami Herald, January 16, 2006

Latinos At War
Saul Landau, ZNet, December 16, 2005

I Have a Quota of Kids to Recruit, So What the Hell?
SAUL LANDAU, counterpunch.com, December 3/4, 2005

Hispanic Heritage Month Means Covert Recruiting
Arlene Inouye and Jorge Mariscal, Draft NOtices, November-December, 2005

Racial divide evident in military
JUAN GONZALEZ, New York Daily News, Nov 8, 2005

How The Army Gets What It Wants
Stone Lombardi, New York Times, November 6, 2005

A bachelor's of combat
Michael Cary, Sanantonio Current, 11/03/2005

Sergeant Guzman's War
JENNIFER MASCIA, New York Times, October 30, 2005

Role models or recruiters? Expanding JROTC still has critics
Kimberly Atkins, Boston Herald, October 18, 2005

The War for Latinos
ROBERTO LOVATO, TheNation, October 3, 2005

Activists take aim at military recruiters

Leslie Berestein, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, August 30, 2005

Groups urge Hispanic youths to stay away from military enlistment
Associated Press, Aug. 30, 2005

Uncle Sam really wants usted
Linda Bilmes, latimes, August 21, 2005

Why He Went to War

Kimi Eisele, AlterNet,
August 9, 2005

Keizer man pushes for Spanish testing in military
GABRIELA RICO, Statesman Journal, August 8, 2005

Latino activists want restrictions on campus military recruitment
WILLIAM FINN BENNETT, North County Times, August 5, 2005

Army battling decline in black recruits

RICHARD WHITTLE, The Dallas Morning News, August 2, 2005

On Farthest U.S. Shores, Iraq Is a Way to a Dream
JAMES BROOKE, New York Times, July 31, 2005

Recruiters, students both aim for goals -- not always same
Vanessa Gezari, St. Petersburg Times, July 23, 2005

Anti-war group presents $500 checks to 2 students
Elena Gaona, UNION-TRIBUNE, July 8, 2005