How California’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum Got Sucked Into the Culture Wars
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Top researcher calls such inclusive models the ‘low-hanging fruit’ of American education reform
As a middle schooler, early December was an agonizing time of year for civil rights activist Karen Korematsu. When the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack approached, she made excuses to avoid the school bus where students subjected her to racist bullying.
“Go home.”
“You don’t belong here.”
Korematsu, 70, said a teacher’s lesson about the December 7, 1941, bombing in Hawaii only added to students’ animosity toward Japanese Americans like herself. Rather than presenting “both sides of the narrative,” she said her teacher taught them that “the Japanese are very bad people” who “killed over 2,000 servicemen.”
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Denver, CO – A former Japanese American incarceration camp in Colorado may be one of our next national park sites, following legislation introduced today by U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Representative Ken Buck (R-CO). The National Parks Conservation Association commends this progress, which would designate Amache National Historic Site.
“As America’s storyteller, the National Park Service is entrusted with preserving and sharing the places like Amache, that reflect our past, present and ideally future values as a nation,” said
Tracy Coppola, Colorado program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association. “The story of what happened at Amache deserves to be told in its fullest form. The Amache National Historic Site Act will preserve and protect this story, while challenging us all to reflect, heal, and act toward a better future where justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion are our n
NEW YORK – The “Matter of Fact Listening Tour,” hosted by
Soledad O’Brien, continues its exploration of difficult issues surrounding race and equity in a new digital presentation, “To Be An American: Identity, Race And Justice.” The special will stream beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, March 18, on matteroffact.tv and Hearst consumer media digital platforms reaching millions of consumers.
The 90-minute production, featuring a wide array of thought leaders from across the nation, is a special project from
Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien, the nation’s most-watched syndicated public affairs program, produced by Hearst Television. The “Matter of Fact Listening Tour” will continue throughout 2021 with a series of forums employing the digital platforms of many of Hearst’s consumer media brands, including 33 television stations; newspapers around the country; and many of the world’s most popular magazines and on
“Matter of Fact Listening Tour,” hosted by Soledad O’Brien, continues its exploration of difficult issues surrounding race and equity in a new digital presentation, “To Be An American: Identity, Race And Justice.” The special will stream beginning at
7 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, March 18, on
Hearst consumer media digital platforms reaching millions of consumers.
The 90-minute production, featuring a wide array of thought leaders from across the nation, is a special project from
Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien, the nation’s most-watched syndicated public affairs program, produced by Hearst Television. The “Matter of Fact Listening Tour” will continue throughout 2021 with a series of forums employing the digital platforms of many of Hearst’s consumer media brands, including 33 television stations; newspapers around the country; and many of the world’s most popular magazines
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