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Illinois becomes first U.S. state to require Asian-American history in schools
July 9 (Reuters) - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill on Friday requiring public schools to teach Asian-American history, the first such step by a U.S. state amid rising concerns about violence against people of Asian descent.
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.
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.
