LOGOS IN THE NEWS: Helio Fred Garcia Quoted in CommPRO.biz: 25 Years Later, Remembering September 11

On September 11, 2026, Logos president Helio Fred Garcia was quoted in a CommPRO.biz article commemorating the 25th anniversary of September 11 and sharing reflections from communication and business leaders on their experiences following the terrorist attacks.

The article, titled “25 Years Later, Remembering September 11,” shares reflections from communication and business leaders on their experiences. Garcia shared his perspective on the acts of violence and discrimination against Muslim, Sikh, and South Asian Americans that followed the terrorist attacks:

"In the immediate aftermath of 9/11 we saw troubling signs of ugliness in the name of Old Glory. Soon after the terrorist attack we saw innocent Muslim women and children, whose mosque windows had just been shot out, taunted by thugs waving American flags and cheering USA! USA! Asked by a television reporter what he was doing, one thug proclaimed, ‘Supporting the US of A.’"

"An Arizona man shot and killed a Sikh gas station owner and tried to kill a man of Lebanese descent and another of Afghan descent. As he was arrested the assailant justified his rampage shouting, ‘I stand for America all the way.’ Another Sikh was killed with a baseball bat soon after the terrorist attack. The two Sikhs who were murdered were neither Muslim nor Arab, but they wore turbans. Because many Americans don’t have a nuanced view of foreigners, anyone who looked South-Asian was at risk."

"Frankly, our country doesn’t have a very good track record at mobilizing the masses against a foreign threat. Solidarity quickly mingles with and morphs into aggression and leads to suspension of our most cherished values."

"If anything, this trend has accelerated and intensified in the 25 years since that horrible day."

The article also includes perspectives from other communication and business leaders on their memories and experiences of September 11 and moments they remember 25 years later.

Read the full article here.