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SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that he has signed AB 199 – School curriculum: social sciences: Filipinos in World War II by Assembly member Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco)
AB 199 expresses the encouragement of the Legislature that instruction in social sciences includes the role of Filipinos in World War II. Specifically, it encourages the instruction to include a component drawn from personal testimony, especially in the form of oral or video histories of Filipinos who were involved in World War II and those men and women who contributed to the war effort on the home front.
AB 199 helps ensure that our children and future generations learn of the contributions and sacrifice of these brave Filipino soldiers before we lose them in history. Filipino community to celebrate the victory with a luncheon at the Veterans War Memorial & Performing Arts Center on A-DAY, October 20, 2011. AB199 Historical Artifacts, military records and personal writings of Filipino soldiers during WWII to be presented to the public by members of the Curriculum Development Committee on A-DAY.
Small steps forward :)
Finally…
RIP Troy Davis 11:08pm est
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”
No physical evidence. No murder weapon found. 7 out of 9 recanted their testimonies.
Who is Troy Davis?
I AM TROY DAVIS!
Casey Anthony gets a book deal, while Troy Davis got a last meal. Charles Manson is still alive, and an innocent man just died.
#RIPTROYDAVIS