1.31.2007

hmong history in schools?

Last week, state lawmakers in Wisconsin proposed requiring schools to teach about the history Hmong people, saying suspicion and racial tensions could be eased by an understanding of the Hmong's past as U.S. allies in the Vietnam War: Hmong teachings in schools pitched. This could be one step towards addressing recent racial tensions rekindled by the homicide a Hmong hunter this month. Education and knowledge used to defeat ignorance and fear? It is indeed possible, and worth the effort...

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