Systemic Racism in Tech & Justice: A Hispanic Veteran’s Fight Against Exclusion

Gabriel De La Vega Jr., a U.S. Coast Guard veteran turned self-taught computer scientist, confronts systemic barriers in education, tech, and the legal system. From being denied schooling in 1980s California despite GI Bill eligibility to facing exclusion at tech conferences and battling patent theft in courtrooms, his story exposes enduring racial inequities. This raw narrative connects historic "whites-only" housing deeds in suburbs like Los Angeles to modern-day marginalization of Hispanic innovators, critiquing Trump-era policies that perpetuate exclusion. A call to dismantle structures that silence marginalized voices and uphold justice for all. Video Carousel