Equal Rights
 
 
 
World War II Filipino Veteran Rights

One of the most pressing long-time issues in the Filipino American community is the fight for Filipinos, who fought for the American military during World War 2, to receive full veteran benefits. Over the years, these veterans have acquired partial benefits such as becoming naturalized U.S. citizens, burial benefits with military honors in national cemeteries as U.S., and access to care in VA hospitals, clinics and nursing homes.