Sylvia Mendez, RN: The Latina Who Desegregated California
By Sponsored by CLCA
Date and time
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 · 5:30 - 7pm PST
Location
University of California, San Francisco
513 Parnassus Ave Health Sciences West HSW-300 San Francisco, CA 94143Description
On the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) UCSF welcomes Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Sylvia Mendez, RN: The Latina Who Desegregated California
Mendez v. Westminster (1947) brought an end to segregation in Orange County schools- and ultimately throughout the state and nation.
NOV. 12, 2014 5:30PM-7PM HSW 300
RECEPTION TO FOLLOW
Sponsored by School of Nursing, Office of Diversity and Outreach, Multicultural Resource Center and Voces Latinas