Navigator: A New History Lesson Coming to NYC Schools
Members of Korean pop band BTS appear at a news conference at the White House on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. BTS met with US President Joe Biden to address anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination.
Photographer: Oliver Contreras/SipaWelcome to today's edition of Navigator, CityLab's Saturday newsletter.
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) month came to an end this week with some exciting news amid the sobering statistics about the continued rise of anti-Asian sentiment in the US. Yes, the K-Pop supergroup BTS graced the White House press briefing room last week to call out the surge in hate crimes. But also, New York City announced a pilot program to teach AAPI history in the largest public school system in the US.