This new exhibit takes visitors on a journey from the founding of the Quaker settlement of Modena in 1885 through the improvements to El Modena championed by Jess Perez, Orange's first Latino councilman and mayor. The exhibit showcases photographs and artifacts from the citrus industry that attracted families, including those of Lorenzo A. Ramirez, to the growing Mexican community in El Modena. A central highlight of the exhibit is the Ramirez family and their landmark court case, Mendez et al. v. Westminster, which ended the segregation of Mexican American students in California public schools and set a significant precedent for desegregation nationwide. Additionally, the exhibit features an oil painting by Emigdio Vasquez along with the tools he used to paint scenes that honor Mexican American history. Exhibit information is presented in both English and Spanish.