State Schools Chief asks for public input to update History-Social Science Framework: May 30 in San Jose, June 5 in Los Angeles, June 6 in San Diego
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Viet-Am Review
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State Schools Chief
asks for public input to update History-Social Science Framework
Now is the time to make your viewpoint known
about the Vietnam War and the Southeast Asian refugee experience in California textbooks.
Three focus groups
will be held on May 30 in San Jose, June 5 in Los Angeles, and June 6 in San Diego to gather public input on updating
the existing History-Social Science Framework.
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell has organized these meetings to “ensure
that the framework reflections the most current and confirmed research on
education in the subject area. The focus
group meetings will be open to the public, and comments made at each meeting
will be forwarded to the Curriculum Development and Instructional Materials
Commission and the State Board of Education for consideration.
The agenda for the May
30 meeting, to be held at the Santa Clara County Office of Education, 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose from 3 to 6 p.m. allows 40 minutes
for public comment. Written comments are encouraged, brought to the meeting in
your location.
The June 5 meeting is
at the Los Angeles County Office of Education, 9300 Imperial Highway, Downey.
The June 6 meeting is
at the San Diego County Office of Education at 6401 Linda Vista Highway, San Diego.
For more information on the specifics, see http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/hs/cf/index.asp
Duc Nguyen, a California filmmaker (Bolinao 52) has
organized an online histories collection group to bring to the attention of the
State Superintendent and the Curriculum Framework Commission. You can join this group at ab2064-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
My personal participation will be to donate five books in English by Vietnamese American authors to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell on May 30:
Quang X. Pham,
A Sense of Duty; My Father, My American Journey (2005)
Trinh Do,
Saigon to San Diego, Memoir of a Boy Who Escaped from Communist Vietnam (2005)
Nghia Vo,
The Vietnamese Boat People, 1954 and 1975-1992 (2005)
Andrew Lam,
Perfume Dreams, Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora (2005)
Life, Poetry and Prison -- Cuoc Song, Thi Van, va Tu Day; Nguyen Chi Thien's poetry translated by Nguyen Thi (2007)
Special thanks to Quang Pham, Nguyen Chi Thien, and Nghia Vo, for your support in donating these books to me for discretionary use.
Jean Libby, editor
VietAm Review
