[VT New York] March 25, 2025, Committee of 100, a nonprofit membership organization of prominent Chinese Americans, today released updated data on its public policy research project. This project identifies and classifies state – level statutes, ongoing bills, and K – 12 curriculum academic standards related to the study of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and other non – white racial and ethnic groups.
Since the last data update on October 3, 2024, 7 states are now considering bills that would require an AAPI studies curriculum (up from 3 states); 12 states are considering recently introduced bills that would require an ethnic studies curriculum (up from 9 states); and 6 states have no statutes, recently introduced bills, or academic standards that require or make optional an AAPI studies or ethnic studies curriculum (a decrease from 8 states).
As of March 25:
- 12 states have statutes that require an AAPI studies curriculum (no change since October 3, 2024 data)
- 7 states are considering recently introduced bills that would require an AAPI studies curriculum (an increase of 3 states since October 3, 2024 data)
- 16 states have academic standards that require AAPI studies (an increase of 1 state since October 3, 2024 data)
- 23 states have statutes that require an ethnic studies curriculum (an increase of 1 state since October 3, 2024 data)
- 12 states are considering recently introduced bills that would require an ethnic studies curriculum (an increase of 3 states since October 3, 2024 data)
- 37 states have academic standards that require ethnic studies (an increase of 4 states since October 3, 2024 data)
- 6 states have no statutes, recently introduced bills, or academic standards that require or make optional an AAPI studies or ethnic studies curriculum (a decrease of 2 states since October 3, 2024 data)
Interactive Map
Committee of 100 has created an interactive map. Users can 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 example, if “AAPI studies (required)” is selected under the statutes dropdown, and “AAPI studies” is selected under the academic standards dropdown, states shown in red are those that have statutes and/or academic standards in place that require an AAPI studies curriculum.
Upcoming Free Education Webinar Series on March 27
Join Committee of 100 and The Asian American Education Project for the third of a three – part series examining the rich contributions of Chinese Americans to U.S. society, both historically and at present. The content is sourced from Committee of 100’s report “From Foundations to Frontiers: Chinese American Contributions to the Fabric of America.”
Specifically designed for Grades 6 – 9 educators and open to everyone, the series addresses three main topics: (1) the impact of the Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype on Chinese Americans, (2) Chinese American contributions in food, arts, and film, and (3) Chinese American contributions in business, science, and technology.
The third webinar – Chinese American Excellence in Business and STEM — will take place on Thursday, March 27 at 4 PM ET, and then be re – run for the West Coast at 7 PM ET. RSVP information can be found here.
Lesson Plans
Committee of 100 partnered with The Asian American Education Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to diversifying school curricula to include Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) histories and narratives, to launch a five – part curriculum series that focuses on the challenges, opportunities, and contributions of Chinese Americans. The lesson plans can be downloaded for free here.
Research 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 to 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 2024, and is currently updated as of March 25, 2025.
