A Class Action exhibit came together through the action of a large group of people. Since the exhibit’s inception in early 2009, countless students, volunteers, and donors have worked together to make this exhibit and its many components possible. While it is impossible to list all of the people involved with the overall project, the people listed below played a crucial role in the exhibit’s development through attending various committee and subcommittee meetings and offering their knowledge and expertise.

Curator

Raymond Rast, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of history and an associate director of the Center for Oral and Public History at California State University, Fullerton. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Washington in 2006. A specialist in the history of the American West, he is conducting research on the history of San Francisco, the life of César Chávez, and the history of the Kansas City barrio where his Mexican grandparents settled in the 1920s. His previous museum experience includes work at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, and the Museum of Westward Expansion in St. Louis. Most recently, he curated an exhibition focusing on the history, built environment, and regional significance of downtown Wooster, Ohio.

Exhibit Committee

Lucy Vezzuto Anderson, Ph.D., coordinator of research and development, Orange County Department of Education

Carey Baughman, resource specialist, Heritage Hill Historic Park

Erica Bennett, associate professor and systems librarian, Fullerton College; playwright

Griselda Castillo, manager, Historic Parks, OC Parks

C. Loren Doll, secretary, MOTAL’s board of directors; principal LCPTracker

Marshall Duell, curator, Old Courthouse Museum

Stephanie George, archivist, Center for Oral and Public History, California State University, Fullerton

Deborah Martinez Granger, coordinator of history/social science and GATE, Orange County Department of Education

Claudine Jaenichen, assistant professor of graphic design, Chapman University

Margrit Kendrick, member, Orange County Historical Commission

Tish Leon, OC Historical Commission, OC Parks

Mike Madrid, Ph.D., education director, College of Educational Studies, Chapman University

Michael Matsuda, president, North Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees; coordinator, Quality Teacher Programs, Anaheim Union High School District

Gonzalo Méndez, Jr., son of one of the lead plaintiffs

Sylvia Méndez, daughter of one of the lead plaintiffs

Greta Nagel, Ph.D., MOTAL’s founder and executive director; chair, MOTAL Exhibit Committee

Pat Pisano, retired counselor/teacher; docent, Rancho Los Alamitos

Bob Singer, Ph.D., board member, Fullerton Joint Union High School District

Amanda Tewes, assistant, Center for Oral and Public History, California State University, Fullerton

Christine Valenciana, Ph.D., associate professor of elementary and bilingual education, California State University, Fullerton

Paul Wormser, archivist, National Archives and Records Administration, Nixon Presidential Library

Designer

Gail Griswold, exhibit graphic designer; graphic arts instructor, Chapman University

Emerita

Christine Shook, project management