It’s been almost a year since Governor JB Pritzker signed the Teach Equitable Asian American Community History Act, known as the TEAACH Act, requiring that Asian American history be taught in public schools. It goes into effect this fall, but one CPS school has already started making sure Asian American history and culture are taught and celebrated in the classroom. At Skinner North Classical School, Asian American history isn’t just for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. They believe it should be center stage throughout the school year.
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‘These Are Very Real Worries’: Chicago’s Chinatown Still Concerned About Increase Of Hate Crimes
CBS 2’s Chris Tye speaks with Cat Shieh, Anti-Hate Coordinator at Advancing Justice | Chicago, about the the two-year anniversary of Chicago’s first COVID case and how the stigma attached to the Asian community in the weeks and years that followed.
Chicago’s Asian Americans demand a voice and a choice in our democracy
Justin Ian Sia, Democracy, Voting Rights, and Redistricting Counsel at Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago and Grace Chan McKibben, Executive Director of the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community pen an op-ed in Crain’s Chicago: Drawing an Asian American-majority ward in Chicago and keeping together Asian American communities during redistricting will bolster Asian American influence for generations to come.
Illinois becomes first state to require teaching of Asian American history in public schools
Under the measure Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law, every public elementary and high school in the state will be required to include a unit on the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, including their history in Illinois and the Midwest. The requirement begins during the 2022-23 school year.
A Message from our Executive Director
Please read an important update from our Executive Director Andy Kang.