The Committee of 100 recently released data and a visualization of that data on the status of laws and proposed laws and academic standards regarding AAPI subjects. This is an update on these laws standards since October 3, 2024. I thought that the data was positive yet contradictory to recent events.
In their press release, the Committee of 100 mentions that 12 states have laws requiring some kind of AAPI studies curriculum. They also mention that 7 states have introduced bills to require AAPI studies, an increase of 3 states since their last update. 16 states have academic standards that mandate AAPI studies, a increase of 1 over the same time period. Seemingly a very positive trend and definitely relevant, as the United States v. Wong Kim Ark case on Birthright Citizenship has had lasting effects and is a subject of debate today.
Still, I find this a somewhat puzzling contrast to the efforts to eliminate DEI in US Government institutions, such as eliminating affinity groups at West Point or temporarily purging the history of groups like the 442 Regiment. It could just be that DEI elimination efforts have not yet filtered down as effectively to the States. It looks like the Committee of 100 updates their data about every 6 months – they next update may show if that is the case.
The Committee of 100 is a non-profit organization of prominent Chinese Americans.
(h/t: John)
