Presenters: Nicole Louie (Associate Professor, C&I) and Chundou Her (graduate student in C&I); Tony DelaRosa (graduate student in ELPA); YJ Kim (Assistant Professor, C&I); Stacey Lee (Professor, EPS); Paj Ntaub Research Team (point person: Matthew Wolfgram)
Meet these presenters in the Wisconsin Idea Room and learn more about their work!
In April 2024, Wisconsin Act 266 was signed into law. This act amends state statute 118.01(2)(c)8 to include Hmong Americans and Asian Americans.
With this measure, every public school district in Wisconsin must teach about Hmong Americans and Asian Americans at the K-12 level.
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Passage of this bill is a tiny step towards combating Asian and Asian American invisibilization in Wisconsin schools. Now what would it look like to have Hmong and Asian Americans centering curriculum? What would a fair curriculum consist of?
This event will showcase how educators can be involved in positive advocacy, within and beyond their classrooms, to shape the policy implementation. Through small-group engagement sessions, scholars and educators from the UW-Madison School of Education will explain basic aspects about the bill and its implications and share ways of fostering ongoing advocacy to make the bill a success, through and outside of curriculum development.
Join the conversation! Themes include how schools treat Hmong and Asian American history and culture, what teachers need to know about Hmong history and culture, how to embody a pro-Asian American lens in schools, HMoob college student experiences in Wisconsin, and more.