Special Issue
Focus on “Asian American Studies Now: Contemporary Opportunities and Challenges in Higher Education”
Editorial Team: Timothy P. Fong, Jocelyn Pacleb, Yvonne Kwan and Melany De La Cruz-Viesca
On August 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1460 requiring all students enrolled on the 23 California State University campuses to take a 3-unit class in Native American Studies, African American Studies, Asian American Studies or Latina and Latino Studies. The new law made California the first state to require Ethnic Studies as a university graduation requirement.
The goal of this special issue of AAPI Nexus is to highlight the efforts to pass AB 1460 in the state legislature, but also overcoming the obstacles from the California State University and individual campuses to implement the Ethnic Studies requirement. Through AB 1460 Asian American Studies and other Ethnic Studies programs were thrust front and center to address new and dynamic curricular changes. The passage and implementation of AB 1460 led to curricular changes in the Community Colleges and reinvigorated historical and contemporary debates on diversity requirements in the University of California system. In addition, AB 1460 serves as the catalyst for discussions in both K-12 and higher education curriculum across the nation.
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