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Sylvia And Aki (2000)

by Winifred Conkling(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 3

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review 1: MHL read #5 for me. While I wasn't sucked in by the writing, the story (which is true) is remarkable. About the crossed paths of two girls in the 1940s; Sylvia, a Mexican-American who is not allowed to go to the local white school and whose father sues Orange County almost ten years before Brown v. Board, and Aki, a Japanese-American who gets sent to an internment camp during WWII. So much history and discussion topics here. Makes me wish that there was more history involved in the fourth grade social studies standards instead of all geography. My newest ranking1.Sylvia and Aki2. Ghost Dog Secrets3. Kindred Souls4. As Simple as it Seems5. Breadcrumbs
review 2: This story chronicles the lives of two young girls & their families who faced racial segregation ... moreduring World World II. First, there is Aki Munemitsu, a Japanese-American, and her family who owns an asparagus farm, but is sent to internment camps after the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. Second, there is Sylvia Mendez, a Mexican-American, whose family takes over the farm from the Munemitsu family and the children are denied the ability to go to the local white school. Each chapter rotates between the girls’ perspectives sharing their experiences of being denied their rights. The characters in this story are real life individuals who faced these exact battles. Even more so, the father of Sylvia Mendez was the man who filed the Mendez vs. Westminster School District of Orange County and won, paving the way for future lawsuits that ultimately affirmed the decision in Brown vs. the Board of Education Topeka. Appropriate for grades 4- 6, this book covers two large issues in American history, interment camps and racial segregation. The author used both Japanese & Spanish words that assisted in helping represent the two cultures in a positive, authentic light. less

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