Legislative Advocacy

Both Congress and state legislatures across the country have the power to act to make Asian American history more visible in the landscape of American life, particularly in education. Bills being considered in state legislatures across the country mandate the inclusion of Asian American studies in K-12 curricula, and we encourage you to become involved in advocating for legislative change.

States with no established requirements for AAPI studies

Alaska

Website: https://akleg.gov/senate.php

Kansas

Website: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/chamber/senate/

Kentucky

Website: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/senate 

Montana

Website: https://leg.mt.gov/senate/ 

North Dakota

Website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/special/members/senate 

South Dakota

Website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1183/Detail 

Wyoming

Website: https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2024/S 

States that mandate some form of AAPI studies

California

Website: https://www.senate.ca.gov/

Illinois

Website: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/

New Jersey

Website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster
Connecticut

Website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/slist.asp

Rhode Island

Website: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/default.aspx

Colorado

Website: https://leg.colorado.gov/agencies/senate
Nevada

Website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/senate/

Oregon

Website: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/senate

Nebraska

Website: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/senator_list.php