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“Five names. Five “firsts.” ——The Mexican-American Story——Hispanic Heritage Month, 2026—September 15 – October 15, 2026 Five names. Five “firsts.” And every single one of them changed what was considered possible for everyone who came after. Sylvia Mendez’s family took a segregated school district to court in 1947 and won, ending school segregation across California years…