Wisconsin`s Bipartisan Effort To Include Asian American History In K-12 Curriculum

Earlier this summer, Assembly Bill AB 381 was introduced to the Wisconsin Legislature. The bill calls for the inclusion of Hmong American and APIDA, or Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American, history be included in the Wisconsin K-12 public school curriculum.

Current state law requires each school board "to provide an understanding of human relations, particularly with American Indians, Black Americans, and Hispanics."

Meanwhile, Wisconsin`s neighboring state, Illinois, recently passed the nation’s first mandate that all public schools include Asian American history in their curriculum...
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