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How History Led Japanese Americans to Stand with Immigrants
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This PBS news article recounts how history inspired Japanese Americans in Tacoma, Washington, to support immigrants’ rights in 2020.
A Latina Mother Responds to Conditions at School
Historian Tatiana Cruz describes what a Latina mother saw when she visited her daughter’s school in Boston in the 1970s.
African American Parents Decry School Conditions
Ruth Batson describes the complaints about Boston’s public schools that African American parents voiced in the early 1960s.
Report on the Exclusion of Latinx Children from Schools
This excerpt from a report published in 1970 examines the exclusion of children in the Boston Public School system.
Roxbury Parents Write to Mayor Collins
An excerpt of a letter to Mayor John Collins from parents of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston concerned about the conditions in their school district.
Student Protests at English High School
An overview of the protests at Boston’s English High School led by African American students.
Vision for a New Quincy School in Chinatown
An excerpt from the guidelines that the Quincy School Community Council created for a new school in Boston's Chinatown.
African American Parents Organize Bus Monitors
African American Bostonians describe why they organized to monitor their children and ensure their safety after the 1974 court ruling Morgan v. Hennigan.
Chinese American Families Boycott the Schools
This reading describes the forgotten story of a group of Chinatown mothers who mobilized during Boston’s desegregation busing crisis.
Chinese American Parents Demand Safety for Children
Chinese American parents express their concern with the lack of response from various official parties and agencies involved in the busing effort in Boston.
Hispanic Parents Advocate for Bilingual Education for their Children
A Boston-area Spanish-language newspaper summarizes the events of a demonstration organized by the Bilingual Education Advocacy Committee.