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Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks to the media at the formal opening of the K-Town Business Centre on West Polk Street in Chicago, June 28.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs HB 376, the Teaching Equitable Asian American History Act.

SPRINGFIELD – All public schools in Illinois will soon be required to teach a unit on Asian American history and culture as part of their social studies curriculum.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed a bill known as the Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History, or TEAACH Act, into law, making Illinois the first state in the nation to enact such a requirement.

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