Illinois just became the first state to require Asian American history to be taught in public schools
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Teaching Equitable Asian American History Act on Friday, set to go into effect January 1."Today, we are reaffirming our commitment to creating more inclusive school environments. We're making Illinois the first state in the nation to require that Asian American history will be taught in public schools, including a unit about the Asian American experience," said Pritzker in a statement.
"The new bill will require schools to add a unit to the curriculum studying the"events of Asian American history," including the contributions of Asian Americans in advancing civil rights since the 19th century, and"contributions made by individual Asian Americans in government and the arts, humanities, and sciences, as well as the contributions of Asian American communities to the economic, cultural, social, and political development of the United States," the bill...
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