A Japanese American family’s modest farm in Westminster once harvested much more than just asparagus, strawberries and tomatoes. Its fields were also woven into the story of Mendez, et al v.
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Sylvia Mendez has dedicated her life to bringing awareness of discrimination in schools. This started as a young child attending school in ...
Dressed in her shiny black shoes, her hair parted neatly in braids, young Sylvia Mendez was looking for her locker on her first day at school when a young boy shouted at her, “Go back to the Mexican ...
California students soon may start learning the story of the Mendez family and how their response to being turned away from a school in Westminster led to the repeal of segregation laws in the state.
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