This guide is for education stakeholders and policymakers as they consider introducing legislation to mandate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history in K-12 curricula. Due to each state’s varying political, social, and educational contexts, it is strongly recommended that stakeholders determine the existing infrastructure and opportunities for changing the curriculum prior to using legislation as a pathway for implementing AAPI history.

Read the full guide below.

This document was designed specifically for advocacy with moderate lawmakers and is meant to address common misconceptions about mass deportations. We strongly believe that immigrants are integral to our communities, not just because they contribute to the economy, but because we believe in the freedom to move in search of safety or a better life.

On July 3rd, 2025, the House of Representatives passed the Reconciliation Bill in a 218-214 vote, and the President signed it into a law the next day, July 4th. This bill’s main purpose is to cut funding for essential health and nutrition programs in order to attack immigrant communities and extend tax cuts for the wealthy. 

Download the fact sheet below to learn more about why this bill threatens Asian Americans’ access to education, healthcare, and safety amid ongoing immigration fears.

This factsheet shows the importance of federal financial aid, a source of funding for 70% of Asian American undergraduate students. Click the download link below to view and learn more.

The American Courage Awards will take place on October 2, 2025.

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In the early 20th century, approximately 15 states implemented laws primarily designed to discourage Asian immigrants from settling permanently in the U.S. by restricting land ownership and leasing rights. Though many of these laws were later struck down or repealed, their legacy persists in modern policies that target foreign nationals from specific countries (primarily China) under the guise of national security. Last legislative session in Michigan, H.B. 4283 was introduced by State Representative Gina Johnsen as one of these discriminatory land laws, and later died in committee.

In the early 20th century, approximately 15 states—including Texas—implemented laws primarily designed to discourage Asian immigrants from settling permanently in the U.S. by restricting land ownership and leasing rights. Though many of these laws were later struck down or repealed, their legacy persists in modern policies that target foreign nationals from specific countries (primarily China) under the guise of national security. Recently legislative efforts in Texas have revived land laws in the modern context. In January 2025, Rep.

At Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, we work to promote educational equity for the nation’s diverse Asian American communities and to protect the civil and human rights of all students and families. Strong, fully funded public schools play a vital role in promoting equity for children and equipping them to grow into future leaders.

At Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, we work to promote educational equity for the nation’s diverse Asian American communities and to protect the civil and human rights of all students and families.

Recently, there have been renewed threats to strip undocumented children’s right to access K-12 public education. This would directly impact an estimated 181,200 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) K-12 students.

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump issued more than a dozen Executive Orders (EOs) that seek to sow fear in immigrant communities. These orders seek to militarize our borders and immigration enforcement more broadly, massively expand the existing deportation and detention machinery, punish organizations that care for immigrants as well as local governments that prioritize protecting their residents, and misinterpret the U.S. Constitution and immigration laws.