New York City is set to expand its Asian American history curriculum in all public schools by June, SI Live reports. According to SI Live, it announced a pilot program in 12 schools last May called the Hidden Voices: Asian American & Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Over the past few years, public schools across the country have been adding Asian American history to their curricula. As of July 2022, 19 states now require Asian American history to be taught in public schools and 15 other states are considering similar requirements. It just shows the grassroots initiatives of Asian Americans across the nation,” Russell Jeung, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and a professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University said to AsAmNews in a July interview.

Source: New York Times January 25, 2023 23:34 UTC