| Book Review |
This
children's novel is based on the story of my friend's aunt Aki. My
friend, and friend of the library, is Janice Munemitsu of the Munemitsu
family who leased their farm during WWII (when they were incarcerated in
internment camps) to the famous Mendez family of the Mendez v.
Westminster case, which desegregated OC Mexican-only schools---and later
later influenced CA state and U.S. federal desegregation. The story
follows Aki and Sylvia Mendez on their friendship as children. This is a
great book which teaches children about the injustice of racism. The
fictional liberties were a bit much to those who know the real history,
but this is effective in telling a complicated history in a simple way
to children. |
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