Best of: Asian American History required in IL schools
In this Monday, May 10, 2021 students walk past a display for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at Farmington High School in Farmington, Conn. Jessica Hill/AP
In July 2021, Illinois passed the TEAACH Act which stands for Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History. It requires that Illinois public elementary and high schools include a unit on the history of Asian Americans in Illinois and the Midwest, as well as the contribution of Asian Americans toward advancing civil rights from the 19th century-onward in its curriculum. It marks Illinois as the first state in the nation to mandate such teachings.
This conversation originally aired Aug. 29, 2022.
GUESTS:
Grace Pai
Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago
Teresa Mok
Licensed Clinical Psychologist located in Urbana
Monica Noraian
Acting Director, Cecilia J. Lauby Teacher Education Center at Illinois State University
A first-in-the-nation Illinois law requiring schools to teach Asian American history goes into effect this fall.
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