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KC CURRENTS 5-27-2007

By Ty Chandler, Alex Smith and Sylvia Maria Gross

Kansas City, MO – World War II veteran Roque Riojas of Kansas City Kansas shares memories of the war. Kansas filmmaker Kevin Willmott discusses the implications of PBS filmmaker Ken Burns' decision to re-edit the upcoming series about World War II, to include the voices of Latino and Native American veterans. And the KC Girlfriends Book Club brings together women who've recently moved to the Kansas City area.

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