Know History, Know Self

02/17/22 • 31 min

Description: Many crucial historical perspectives are missing from classrooms all over the nation. Specifically, Asian-American students are not properly represented in the curriculum, and in many cases, not represented at all. When a Chicago-based organization spearheads the TEAACH Act, the prospect of mandating Asian-American curriculum in Illinois schools finally becomes a possibility.

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Narrator: [00:00:00] Change Agents.

Huy M. Do: When Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago decided to spearhead the Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History Act, or the TEACH Act for short, in February of 2021, they knew the road ahead might be tough. Similar versions of this bill have failed in states across the country. But America's political landscape was shifting, brought on by the impacts of a global pandemic and a long overdue push f