{"id":57996,"date":"2023-05-18T13:19:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T20:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=57996"},"modified":"2023-05-18T13:19:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T20:19:10","slug":"committee-of-100-voices-its-support-for-the-teaching-asian-american-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-history-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=57996","title":{"rendered":"Committee of 100 Voices Its Support For The Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York, NY (May 18, 2023) \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Committee of 100, a non-profit organization of prominent Chinese Americans, today issued the following statement in strong support of the National Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act.<\/p>\n

Late last week, U.S.\u00a0Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the legislation to promote the teaching of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history in public schools, and companion legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) yesterday.<\/p>\n

Committee of 100 has been a long-time advocate for having AAPI history be a part of K-12 curriculums in public schools across the U.S. In 2022, Committee of 100 published state-by-state research on the status of K-12 AAPI curriculum adoption across the United States, research available for free at the Committee of 100 website\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe history of the AAPI community in the United States is rooted in innovation, creativity and beauty, but also hardship, racism and xenophobia,\u201d said\u00a0Gary Locke<\/strong>, President of Bellevue College, Former U.S. Ambassador to China and Committee of 100 Chair.\u00a0\u201cAll of that history\u2014the highs and lows, the good and the bad\u2014should be on full display to all Americans, beginning with our youth.\u00a0On behalf of Committee of 100, we commend Senator Hirono and Congresswoman Meng on bringing the Teaching AANHPI History Act to Congress and urge swift approval.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPublic schools are critical in shaping citizenship. In most states, schools do not require students to learn about the contributions of Americans of AAPI descent, but Asian American history is American history,” said\u00a0Zheng Huang<\/strong>, President of Committee of 100. \u201cFor nearly 200 years, the AAPI population has made impactful contributions to the U.S., but the AAPI community continues to be regarded as the perpetual foreigner, strangers in our own homeland. Learning about our contributions and challenges can only help the leaders of tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAAPIs have been an integral part of the history of America, even before the founding of the United States,\u201d said\u00a0Gordon H. Chang<\/strong>, Olive H. Palmer Professor in Humanities and Professor of History at Stanford University and a Committee of 100 Member. \u201cTeaching AAPI history in schools confirms that reality and is essential to combating anti-AAPI violence and prejudice in society.\u00a0 Education about the AAP community is long overdue!\u201d<\/p>\n

“American history is incomplete without the inclusion of Asian American and Pacific Islander stories,\u201d said\u00a0Guiyou Huang<\/strong>, President of Western Illinois University and a Committee of 100 Member. \u201cWe are grateful Sen. Hirono and Rep. Meng for being tireless advocates for the AAPI community and our history by introducing this important bill. Teaching the successes, challenges and obstacles within the AAPI community enhances the national awareness of the countless contributions made by our communities over the past two centuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Asian American Education Project applauds this bill to have Asian American history in our schools,\u201d said\u00a0Stewart Kwoh<\/strong>, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of The Asian American Education Project and long-time Committee of 100 Member. \u201cPartnering with the Committee of 100 and others, we have trained over 3,000 teachers and developed 70 lesson plans for K-12 grades. The Asian American Education Project stands ready to bring our history to the millions of students who currently do not know who we are as a community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRespecting the history of this great country means accurately and consistently honoring all the cultures and people who make up the USA,\u201d said\u00a0Dr. Leslie Wong<\/strong>, President Emeritus of San Francisco State University and a Committee of 100 Member. \u201cWe must step up as citizens and scholars to acknowledge the amazing contributions made by Asian American and Pacific Island citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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