ethnic studies
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Remembering Franklin Odo
January 1, 2024 by Greg Robinson, Nichi Bei News
Sept. 28, 2023 marked one year since the death of Franklin Odo. In a nod to Franklin’s own powerful interest in Jewish culture, I would like to commemorate his Yahrzeit […] READ MORE
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Gov. Newsom sends letters to districts about ethnic studies requirement as part of anti-hate campaign
September 14, 2023 by Nichi Bei News
In the wake of a recent shooting of a Southern California business owner over the display of a rainbow Pride flag, Gov. Gavin Newsom is announcing an anti-hate campaign that […] READ MORE
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Eastwind Books of Berkeley, a community hub, closes
April 27, 2023 by Ryan Nakano, Nichi Bei News
BERKELEY, Calif. — Eastwind Books of Berkeley spent its last day as a brick and mortar bookstore, April 14, like any other day, with owner Harvey Dong laughing among regulars, […] READ MORE
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California high schools are adding hundreds of ethnic studies classes. Are teachers prepared?
April 13, 2023 by Nichi Bei News
California high school students will be required to pass an ethnic studies class to graduate, starting with the class of 2030. That means the state needs lots of new ethnic […] READ MORE
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California makes ethnic studies a high school requirement
October 14, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
SAN FRANCISCO — Along with English, science, math and other graduation requirements, California high school students will have to take a course in ethnic studies to get a diploma starting […] READ MORE
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CHANGING LANDSCAPE: The Japanese American experience and the California landscape
June 24, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Greetings to the Nichi Bei community. My column this month will introduce you to the upcoming ethnic studies course I will begin teaching at Cal Poly Pomona on the Japanese […] READ MORE
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Push for K-12 Asian American studies
June 24, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When the Asian American Student Union at a Connecticut high school organized a Zoom call following the killing of six Asian women in Atlanta, senior Lily Feng […] READ MORE
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Racist attacks revive Asian American studies program demand
May 27, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
As Dartmouth College sophomore Nicholas Sugiarto flipped through the course catalog last semester, two words caught his eye: “Asian American.” The 19-year-old Chinese Indonesian American didn’t know Asian American-focused classes […] READ MORE
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Calif. adopts first statewide ethnic studies curriculum
April 1, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
As America reels from its latest spate of deadly hate crimes and racism, the California State Board of Education on March 18 approved the nation’s first statewide ethnic studies curriculum […] READ MORE
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California ethnic studies debate: Whose stories get told?
March 18, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Race and ethnicity can be tricky topics to discuss, especially in the classroom. But the California Department of Education had no idea how heated the debate would get when it […] READ MORE
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