The Chaffey Breeze 
 
Living in the Inland Empire in the 21st century makes it difficult to remember that legal discrimination against Latino children was in full force only 62 years ago. Even fewer are aware that the end of school segregation for Latinos in California is part and parcel of the Civil Rights Movement of the l960s.

Only the few people who were involved remember to tell the story. One in particular, Sylvia Mendez, came to Chaffey to share her story with the Future Teachers' Club. Along with educator Michael Matsuda, she hopes to have the story of Mendez vs. Westminster told to all of the children in California's classrooms.

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