Last progress May 21, 2025 (6 months ago)
Introduced on May 21, 2025 by Mazie Hirono
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
This bill would let the U.S. Department of Education give grants to support K–12 programs that teach the history, experiences, and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI). It aims to add accurate AANHPI history to American history and civics classes, connect past discriminatory laws to current events, and highlight AANHPI contributions to U.S. life and culture . The bill says many textbooks and lessons leave out or stereotype these communities, and that students benefit when this history is taught fully and fairly .
The bill updates existing federal history and civics programs so they can fund teacher training, student programs, and national activities that include AANHPI content. It also directs updates to the national assessment system to better reflect this material in what students are tested on . The findings section points to real events—like anti-Asian immigration laws, Japanese American incarceration during World War II, Pacific nuclear testing, and AANHPI roles in labor and civil rights—to explain why a more complete history should be taught in schools .