Source: Committee of 100
What is the Committee of 100
Committee of 100 is the leading organization for Chinese Americans in civic engagement, public policy, arts, culture, and philanthropy. Learn more about this nonprofit, non-partisan membership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, science, technology, and the arts here.
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Research on the State of Ethnic Studies in the US
Committee of 100’s public policy research project identifies and classifies state-level (and the District of Columbia) statutes, bills, and academic standards of K-12 curriculum pertaining to the study of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, as well as other non-white racial and ethnic groups.
As of October 3, 2024:
- 12 states have statutes that require AAPI studies curriculum
- 4 states are considering recently introduced bills that would require AAPI studies curriculum
- 15 states have academic standards that require AAPI studies
- 22 states have statutes that require ethnic studies curriculum
- 3 states are considering recently introduced bills that would require ethnic studies curriculum
- 33 states have academic standards that require ethnic studies
- 8 states have no statutes, recently introduced bills, or academic standards that require or make optional AAPI studies or ethnic studies curriculum
Materials & Info
- View the updated state by state static maps here (October 2024)
- Read the updated press statement and data here (October 2024)
- Download the original research report and findings here (August 2023)
- Watch the discussion on the importance of AAPI history in K-12 curriculum here (July 2023)
Background & Methodology
Committee of 100 researchers analyzed the laws, regulations, bills, and publicly available curriculum standards of all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia to determine which states have existing K-12 AAPI or ethnic studies curriculum requirements or legislative action that would enact such requirements. Committee of 100 cross-referenced state legislature websites, state statutes, keyword Google searches, and LegiScan to assess the existence and status of legislation and statutes, as well as state department of education websites and publicly available curriculum standards issued by state regulators and boards of education to determine the prevalence of AAPI and ethnic studies academic standards.
This research was originally conducted in 2022, updated in 2023, and is currently updated as of October 3, 2024. All definitions and methodologies identified here follow those laid out in the 2023 report. For more information about the methodology and definitions used here, please refer to the methods section on pages three and four of the 2023 report.
In the interactive map below, users may select and filter among statutes, academic standards, and pending bills to meet their needs using the dropdown menus. Each dropdown menu allows users to select among AAPI studies and/or ethnic studies (explained in the glossary below). States displayed in red meet the selected criteria. For instance, if “AAPI studies (required)” is selected under the statutes dropdown, and “AAPI studies” is selected under the academic standards dropdown, states displayed in red are those that have statutes and academic standards in place that require AAPI studies curriculum. Click on any state to show information related to the existing statutes, standards, and pending bills in that state.
K-12 AAPI Studies and Ethnic Studies Interactive Map
Go to this webpage, scroll down, and search for Statues, Academic Standards, and Pending Bills on the map of the 50-state map of the United States. The following map image shows the states where Ethnic Studies is required. Go to the interactive map webpage for full details.
