Sylvia & Aki

Sylvia & Aki

By: Conkling
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Young Sylvia Mendez never expected to be at the center of a landmark legal battle. Young Aki Munemitsu never expected to be sent away from her home and her life... read more

ISBN 10: 158246345X

Author Conkling
Book Type
2: chapter book
Category Description juvenile fiction / historical / united states / 20th century
Censor Level 4
Cover Type Paperback
Dimensions 7.7 in h | 5.2 in w | 0.4 in t | 0.3 lb wt
Genre History
Genre Informational
ISBN-10 158246345X
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Young Sylvia Mendez never expected to be at the center of a landmark legal battle. Young Aki Munemitsu never expected to be sent away from her home and her life as she knew it. The two girls definitely never expected to know each other, until their lives intersected on a Southern California farm in a way that changed the country forever. Who are Sylvia and Aki? And why did their family stories matter then and still matter today? This book reveals the remarkable, never-before-told story- based on true events- of Mendez vs. Westminster School District, the California court case that desegregated schools for Latino children and set the stage for Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education at the national level.