Illinois becomes first U.S. state to require Asian-American history in schools
The bill mandates the teaching of a unit of Asian-American history in public elementary and high schools starting in the 2022-2023 school year.
"We are setting a new standard for what it means to truly reckon with our history," said Pritzker, who signed the legislation into law at a high school in Skokie, a suburb of Chicago.
Educating children about the contributions of Asian Americans in U.S. history would help curb the proliferation of false stereotypes and discrimination, the Democrat governor said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/illinois-becomes-first-us-state-require-asian-american-history-schools-2021-07-09/?utm_source=reddit.com
More reasons to be proud to be from Illinois
We also will probably stay blue because we are INCREASING voter accessibility this year.
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I can't recall ever hearing about any Asian-Americans in my history classes as a child and teen. I wonder if any other DUers had a similar experience. Maybe those younger than I did hear such history. I would be curious to hear of others' experiences.
Thank you for your post! It is sparking a desire in me to start doing some research.
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