A First for Asian American History in Illinois

The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act would require public schools to include lessons about Asian American history, including the wrongful incarceration of Japanese Americans and the heroic service of Asian American military during World War II. The curriculum is based around the PBS series “Asian Americans.”

Guest: Grace Pai, Director of Organizing, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (@gracekp3)

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PBS series: https://www.pbs.org/show/asian-americans/

TEAACH Act: https://www.advancingjustice-chicago.org/teaach/

Bill status: https://ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=376&GAID=16&GA=102&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=128327&SessionID=110

Op-Ed by Grace Pai: https://educationpost.org/heres-why-we-need-asian-american-history-right-now/