Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School

Title

Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School

Description

Meet Mamie Tape, 8-year-old Chinese American changemaker who fought for the right to go to school in San Francisco in the 1880s. Follow Mamie's brave steps and discover the poignant history of her California Supreme Court case Tape v. Hurley. This book is the recipient of the 2025 CALA Best Book Award in the Children’s Non-Fiction category.

Creator

Huahn, Traci
Chan, Michelle Jing

Publisher

Crown Books for Young Readers (Penguin Random House)

Date

2024

Language

eng

Type

text
book

Identifier

9780593644027

Date Issued

2024

Is Referenced By

https://www.cala-web.org/awards/bestbook/2025recipients (2025 CALA Best Book Award Recipients)

Position: 1060 (15 views)

Citation

Huahn, Traci and Chan, Michelle Jing, “Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School,” CALASYS - CALA Academic Resources & Repository System, accessed January 25, 2026, https://ir.cala-web.org/items/show/1522.