Villivalam: Asian-American history act 'offers students of all backgrounds cross-cultural education' (Springfield, IL) - At the signing of the bill that would make Illinois the first state to mandate Asian-American history in its schools' curriculum, chief Senate sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) spoke about how proud he is to be part of this historic legislation.
New law requires public schools to teach Asian American history (Springfield, IL) – All public schools in Illinois will soon be required to teach a unit on Asian American history and culture as part of their social studies curriculum.
Batinick backs Asian-American history bill (Springfield, IL) - Veteran state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) recently took to the House floor to make his feelings known about a bill seeking to add Asian-American history into school curricula.