Why so many U.S. schools are adding Sikhism to their curriculum
Bullying, culture wars, a growing population and years of advocacy have prompted a total of 19 states — 11 over just the past few years — to start teaching Sikhism in schools.
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Many Asian Americans support affirmative action. The recent Supreme Court cases obscure that.
The cases rely on a narrative that doesn’t reflect the diversity of views among Asian Americans.
NYC makes Diwali an official school holiday, but there’s a catch this year
Mayor Eric Adams announced that the Hindu festival of lights, which usually falls in October or November, will now be a public school holiday in the city.
Relatively few Asian Americans say they’re well-informed about Asian history in the U.S.
Just 5% of Asian Americans say they are extremely informed on this topic, and 19% say they are very informed. Half say they are somewhat informed, and another 24% say they are a little (18%) or not at all (6%) informed.
Some Asian Americans say affirmative action ruling used the group as ‘pawns’
“The white supremacist agendas behind these lawsuits use the small number of Asian Americans against affirmative action as pawns in their efforts,” the nonprofit Asian American Advocacy Fund said.
How the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Affects the AAPI Community
The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community has had a complicated relationship with affirmative action, resulting in very divided reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Harvard and University of North Carolina (UNC) cases.