FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   DATE:  March 24, 2008 CONTACT: Dr. Anthony Quiroz 361.825.5985 or 361.443.6926 (cell); Cassandra Hinojosa 361.825.2337     Local Donors, Dignitaries and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Faculty Celebrate 60th Years of the American GI Forum **********************PHOTO/MEDIA OPPORTUNITY******************* WHO: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Faculty and Local Donors and Dignitaries WHAT: VIP Reception to be Held in Conjunction with “Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Celebrating Dr. Hector P. Garcia and 60 Years of American GI Forum Activism” Symposium WHEN: Tuesday, March 25, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. WHERE: Home of Barbara Canales, 36 Hewitt Drive   CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Local donors and dignitaries will join faculty from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the American GI Forum (AGIF) Tuesday, March 25, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the home of attorney Barbara Canales, 36 Hewitt Drive. The VIP reception will honor financial supporters of the “Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Celebrating Dr. Hector P. Garcia and 60 Years of American GI Forum Activism” symposium to be held Wednesday, March 26, and Thursday, March 27, at the Holiday Inn Emerald Beach, 1102 S. Shoreline Blvd. The symposium, which will bring together leading Mexican-American scholars from around the country, is sponsored by the University’s Clearinghouse for Mexican American Research (CMAR) and the AGIF.