Activists are ramping up the fight to bring Asian American history to the classroom
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This story was originally published at Prism. By Jenn Fang For decades, Asian American advocates have fought to establish Asian American and other ethnic studies programs in schools, galvanized by the fact that most Americans still know very liActivists are ramping up the fight to bring Asian American history to the classroom
This story was originally published at Prism. By Jenn Fang For decades, Asian American advocates have fought to establish Asian American and other ethnic studies programs in schools, galvanized by the fact that most Americans still know very little about the Asian American community. But, as a fresh wave of anti-Asian violence grips the United States, the need to improve public awareness of Asian American identity and history has never been greater—and advocates in New England have been taking aggressive action to ensure students at all grade levels have access to it. “While the Common Core does provide a social studies and history framework for K-12 education, the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act and its significance to the U.S. is not included in a majority of the U.S. social studies and history curriculum in K-12 education,” said Dr. Judy Yu, founding director of REACH Education Consulting, in an interview with the Center for Asian American Media. Read more