A surge of hatred against Asian Americans during the pandemic led one educator to realize just how urgently the Korean American studies class was needed.
A school district in California has successfully launched a year-long high school ethnic studies course on Korean American history, titled "Korean American Stories, Experience and Studies." First-of-its-kind: The course was launched in August at the Anaheim Union High School District as a virtual course through Cambridge Virtual Academy, marking a historic moment for Korean American studies in high schools across the U.S. The course, developed by educator Dr. Jeff Kim, is open to all high school students in the district, which oversees 12 high schools, including Oxford Academy, Cypress High School and Kennedy High School.
A surge of hatred against Asian Americans during the pandemic led one educator to realize just how urgently the Korean American studies class was needed.