Illinois becomes first state to mandate Asian American history in public schools

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

CHICAGO – Amid a dramatic rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor of Illinois signed a law Friday requiring public schools to teach a unit of Asian American history – a move education experts said is the first of its kind nationwide.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act, which mandates "a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history, including the history of Asian Americans in Illinois and the Midwest, as well as the contributions of Asian Americans toward advancing civil rights from the 19th century onward."

The units are required by the start of the 2022-2023 school year.

"No state has ever done this," said Sohyun An, a professor of elementary and early childhood education at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. "It is a watershed moment in history in terms of teaching Asian American history in K-12 schools."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/illinois-mandates-asian-american-history-154410970.html

I hear right wing heads popping.

[Lovie777]

1. Yay . . .

[mucifer]

2. yeah the counties downstate are probably freaking out.

[murielm99]

4. I love my governor!

[justhanginon]

6. Same here. Proud of him!

[Throck]

5. I've been reading Asian American history for 30 years.

Go figure. Saturated with European history I started this odyssey on my own by accident. Abet I'm still a novice, I find Asian history much more interesting due to cultural diversity.