https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv A Double Discriminatory Path en-us 2018-10-10 17:37:22 UTC 2026-01-03 21:59:34 UTC hello@padlet.com rcarcich https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291388037 Sylvia Mendez moved with her Mexican mother and Cuban Father to a farmhouse in Westminister, CA. He wanted to make a bit more money for the family by farming.]]> 2018-10-10 17:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291388037 rcarcich https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291389159 Sylvia found a little doll in a closet. She wondered if it belonged to a person who lived in the farmhouse before her.]]> 2018-10-10 17:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291389159 rcarcich https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291395309 Sylvia went with her aunt and two cousins to register at the school near to her "new" home.]]> 2018-10-10 17:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291395309 rcarcich https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291397524 When her aunt tried to sign her into the school, Sylvia personally felt discrimination. The office lady said, "You two can register." Then, the lady pointed to Sylvia and said, "Not you. You're too dark."]]> 2018-10-10 17:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291397524 rcarcich https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291399049 When Sylvia reported to her parents what had happened, her father went looking for help.  A lawyer helped him and did not even charge money to do so. ]]> 2018-10-10 17:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291399049 rcarcich https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291400728 The governor of California watched as Sylvia's father and the lawyer won their tough legal fight.]]> 2018-10-10 18:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291400728 rcarcich https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291401439 The governor, Earl Warren, soon became a U.S. Supreme Court justice and decided on the Brown v. Board of Education ruling that made segregation in schools illegal across America, not just in California. ]]> 2018-10-10 18:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291401439 rcarcich https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291404503 Sylvia Mendez lived on Franklin Street in Fullerton, CA. It is behind the Buena Park High School football stadium.]]> 2018-10-10 18:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291404503 rcarcich https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291405691 Although Sylvia has moved away now, she did visit this room many times. ASK other teachers how they felt meeting Sylvia]]> 2018-10-10 18:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291405691 rcarcich https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291407028 That farmhouse had become available for Sylvia's father to rent only because, under Franklyn Delano Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066,     the other little girl's parents were evacuated, to an internment camp...]]> 2018-10-10 18:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291407028 rcarcich https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291494649 2018-10-10 22:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291494649 rcarcich https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291495338 2018-10-10 22:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarcich/2el6q37cozrv/wish/291495338