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On April 14, 2007 the United States Post Office released a commemorative stamp for the 60th anniversary of the Mendez v. Westminster case.

"Mendez vs. Westminster: For All the Children/Para Todos Los Ninos" first aired on KOCE on September 24, 2002.

A KOCE Emmy Award winning documentary on the monumental civil rights case "Mendez vs. Westminister: For All the Children/Para Todos Los Ninos" aire on public television. Sandra Robbie, from the above image, is one of three of the producers of the television special who proposed the documentary be done during her internship at KOCE as a Golden West College student. Sandra Robbie describes the importance of this documentary and its call for reform in public school education curriculum about the court case and its impact on our history:

“This Emmy brings honor to Mendez vs. Westminster, a long overlooked but important chapter of our county’s history. It is a privilege to have produced this documentary and to have worked with the talented, passionate people at KOCE. With few resources but great commitment, my executive producers Ed Miskevich and Maria Hall-Brown helped to create magic. The response from teachers and people across the country already has been beyond my dreams. I only hope that KOCE will be around in the future to help share more of the incredible, unique stories that are part of our local heritage.”

Sylvia Mendez on the left and documentary filmmaker Sandra Robbie on the right in the following images promoting their Magical History Tour bus trip across the United States to raise awareness of this important landmark court case.

California School Curriculum Revisionist Struggle

State Assemblywoman Mary Salas, D-Chula Vista, introduced legislation in January of 2008 for the court case to be taught as part of history classes and civil rights lessons in public schools. Unfortunately, Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger vetoed the assembly Bill (AB) 531 in September of 2008. Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger also denied other bills that included the historical contributions of Italian Americans, Filipinos in WWII, information about Native American tribal organizations, and the actions of Southeast Asians in the Vietnam conflict.