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Sylvia Mendez: A Pioneer for Equality in Education
Tammy Gagne
Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Publishers, July 1, 2020)Sylvia Mendez was just like any other third grader in 1946. She liked to learn. She enjoyed recess. But her school was in terrible shape. She wanted to go to the 17th Street School. This was the school that the white children in her city of Westminster attended. But it had a whites-only policy that kept Mexican American children like Sylvia out. Sylvia and her family did not think this policy was fair, so they decided to sue the school district. Their willingness to stand up for equality in education paved the way for all California schools to become desegregated. The historic court case even played a role in the more famous Brown v. Board of Education, which made school segregation illegal in all 50 U.S. states. There's even more interesting information about this pioneer in education inside.
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Puerto Ricans' History And Promise: Americans Who Cannot Vote
Jim Stafford
Library Binding (Mason Crest, May 30, 2005)Examines the history, culture, and art of Puerto Rico; profiles important Puerto Rican Americans; and discusses Puerto Rican influence on American culture.
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Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Frank De Varona
Library Binding (Millbrook Press, Oct. 1, 1993)Relates the life story of the Catholic priest who became an activist in working to free Mexico from Spanish rule
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Jose De San Martin
Jose B. Fernandez
Library Binding (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1994)The life of high adventure lived by the general whose victories would eventually liberate Latin America from Spanish rule illuminates the emergence of modern Central and South America.
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Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla, Pb
Frank De Varona
Paperback (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1995)Relates the life story of the Catholic priest who became an activist in working to free Mexico from Spanish rule.
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Antonia Novello, Pb
Joan C Hawxhurst
Paperback (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1995)A biography of President Bush's Surgeon General, focusing on her childhood in Puerto Rico, personal medical problems, training and practice as a pediatrician, and opinions on today's health issues.
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Simon Bolivar
Frank De Varona
Library Binding (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1993)Illustrates the exciting story of the military genius and political seer who led much of Central and South America in their successful fight for freedom from Spain.
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Jose Marti
Alan West
Library Binding (Millbrook Press, Oct. 1, 1994)Traces the life of the Cuban poet and revolutionary who successfully organized a revolt against Spanish rule
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The Story of Latino Civil Rights: Fighting for Justice
Jose E Limon, Miranda Hunter
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Jan. 1, 2005)Hispanic Americans, like other minority groups, have had to fight to be treated fairly. This book explains both the history and the reality of the Latino civil rights movement.
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Latino Americans in Sports, Film, Music and Government: Trailblazers
Richard Mintzer
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Jan. 1, 2005)Hispanic athletes are leading the way in American sports; moviegoers flock to see Latinas and Latinos in movies, while other Hispanic Americans have gained fame for their television roles; and saucy Latin rhythms can be heard every hour on pop radio stations. This book tells you the story of some of these Hispanic Americans.
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Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz
Elizabeth Martinez
Library Binding (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1994)Recounts the inspiring story of the young seventeenth-century Mexican girl who, forbidden a formal education and opposed by the Spanish Inquisition, became one of Mexico's greatest writers and thinkers.
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Antonia Novello
Joan C. Hawxhurst
Library Binding (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1993)An inspiring biography of George Bush's Surgeon General chronicles the story of a Puerto Rican girl born with a chronic health problem who rose to become an important figure in the health world.
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