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Mamie Takes a Stand: The True Story of Mamie Tape, a Chinese American Girl's Fight for School Rights Josh Tuininga Ash + Chess are theMiddle grade readers will learn the little known story of Mamie Tape, an eight year old Chinese American girl whose desire for knowledge and belonging led her family to fight for her right to attend public school in San Francisco. In the fall of 1884 in San Francisco, California, Mamie excitedly arrived for her first day at an American public school, only to find the principal blocking her way. Why? Because Mamie was Chinese. Thus began the Tape