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Efforts to require Asian American history in schools after anti-Asian hate starting to pay off
More than a dozen states now require Asian American and Pacific Islander history in schools to address rising anti-Asian hate and student invisibility, advocates say.
- Earlier this month, states and districts began implementing AAPI history curricula, three years after Connecticut required it and after Illinois led with a 2021 statute.
- Since 2020, rising anti-Asian hate has prompted Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander advocates and AAPI organizations to push for mandatory history after thousands of attacks and the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings.
- In classrooms, educators are integrating materials ranging from picture books to Supreme Court history, with kindergartners reading Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan and secondary lessons covering Sadao Munemori and Wong Kim Ark.
- Before next summer, West Hartford Public Schools will assess curriculum improvements as district leaders aim for balance in a student body about 55% white, 21% Hispanic, and over 10% Asian and Black each.
- Political fault lines have emerged, with some conservative lawmakers like State Sen. John Kavanagh opposing systemic-racism framing and Make Us Visible’s Arizona chapter criticized for not confronting right-leaning legislators.
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Efforts to require Asian American history in schools after anti-Asian hate starting to pay off
Since pandemic-fueled anti-Asian hate surged in 2020, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander advocates have mobilized to make AAPI history mandatory learning.
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