Texas Textbook Causes Controversy Over Errors, Stereotypes
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A group of Texas historians and teachers are calling a textbook focusing on Mexican-American heritage “blatantly racist” and full of errors as they argue that it should not be allowed to be used in schools. During a news conference in South Texas, the group said that the textbook in question, “Mexican […]
Proposed Texas Textbook Describes Mexican-Americans as ‘Lazy’
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A proposed high school textbook in the state of Texas that addresses the topic of Mexican-American studies is coming under fire for containing a number of sections having nothing to do with Mexican-American history and including language that describes Mexicans as ‘lazy.’ A coalition of educators and Mexican-American advocates have recently come […]
Japan’s Abe Objects to ‘Comfort Women’ Textbook Portrayal
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has taken aim at an American textbook he says is inaccurate in its description of how Japan acted during World War II in an effort to change the way American students learn about the country’s wartime history. Abe spoke in front of Parliament, promising to increase efforts to fight the current […]