Upcoming Events

All events will take place at the Old Orange County Courthouse.

Screening of Mendez v. Westminster: For All the Children/Para Los Niños

Friday, February 24, 2012 • 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Documentary film by Sandra Robbie. Discussion following screening.

MOTAL's Second Annual White Elephant Sale

Saturday, March 3, 2012 • 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Morningside Presbyterian Church, 1201 Dorothy Lane, Fullerton, CA.

Boy Scout Troop #97 will also hold a pancake breakfast at the church at the same time.

Items such as collector’s items, art, jewelry, clothing, and toys are needed for the sale. They can be brought to the church’s reception room March 2 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. For information, call Mary at 714-879-7267.

Panel Discussion: Reflections on Mexican American History in Southern California

Saturday, March 10, 2012

A group of scholars gather in lively discussion.

Memories of Integrated Schools with Gonzalo Mendez, Jr., and Other Children of the 1940s Desegregation

Thursday, March 15, 2012 • 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Please check back for details.

Family Day

Saturday, April 14, 2012

An event for the whole family explores aspect of the Mendez case. Planned in conjunction with El Sol School, Santa Ana.

Please check back for details.

School Desegregation: Other Times, Other Places

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 • 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

With Dr. Mike Madrid.

Screening of Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story

Thursday, May 17, 2012

This film by Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress depicts the experience of Ralph Lazo, a young Mexican Irish American who joined his Japanese friend on the train to Manzanar.

Screening of Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

This documentary paints a portrait of Cruz Reynoso, who became the first Hispanic Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court. Born to a farmworker family of 11 children in La Habra, California, Reynoso enjoyed a successful career in law, becoming one of the first Hispanic law professors in the country. Reynoso’s story is riveting and compelling.

Lecture and Reception

May/June 2012

Join us for the closing event for A Class Action exhibit. Alonzo Smith, one of the curators for the Smithsonian’s exhibition Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. the Board of Education, helps place the case of Mendez et. al v. Westminster et. al in the context of the American Civil Right Movement. Please check back for details.