How Hmong and Asian American Cultures Are Taught in Schools, and How They Should Be
Education Building Wisconsin Idea Room (Room 159), 1000 Bascom Mall
Presented at a roundtable session on how schools treat HMoob and Asian American history and cultures, and what teachers need to know.
In April 2024, 2023 Wisconsin Act 266 was signed into law. This act amends state statute 118.01(2) (c)8 to include Hmong Americans and Asian Americans: Each school board shall provide an instructional program designed to give pupils… At all grade levels, an understanding of human relations, particularly with regard to American Indians, Black Americans, and Hispanics, Hmong Americans, and Asian Americans.
Passage of this bill is an important step towards combatting Asian and Asian American invisibilization in Wisconsin schools.
Through small-group engagement sessions, scholars and educators from the UW-Madison School of Education will explore how schools treat Hmong and Asian American history and culture, what teachers need to know about Hmong history and culture, how to embody a proAsian American lens in schools, HMoob college student experiences in Wisconsin, and more.
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)