California Textbook Controversy

The dispute centers on what to call the region of South Asia and how to portray its culture in the state’s textbooks. Source: Debate Erupts in California Over Curriculum on India’s History - The New York Times

Author: Denny Walsh Source: The Sacramento Bee http://www.sacbee.com/news/story/1923828.html The much-ballyhooed brouhaha over how Hinduism is taught in California's secondary public schools has apparently been laid to rest. A Sacramento federal judge...

Author: Staff Writer Source: Hinduism Today/California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2008/3/27.shtml#1 California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials (CAPEEM) scored a major...

Author: JULIE MASIS Source: India New England http://www.indianewengland.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&… In an effort to increase its...

Author: Staff Writer Source: Hindu Press International http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2007/9/1.shtml#1 CALIFORNIA, August 30, 2007: The California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials (CAPEEM) reports on their lawsuit against the...

Source: The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indians_Overseas/Sikhs_in_California… NEW YORK: Sikh leaders in California are unhappy that a seventh grade history book has been published without...

Source: The Hindu American Foundation http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.com/media_press_release_california_f… WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 22, 2007) The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) finalized terms with the California State Board of Education (SBE...

Source: Inside Bay Area http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_4279457?source=rss On September 2, 2006 Inside Bay Area reported, "A Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the state Board of Education is not required to throw out copies of sixth-grade social...

Source: Hindu American Foundation press release http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.org/media_press_release_california_l… On September 1, 2006 a Hindu American Foundation press release reported, "The Hindu American Foundation (HAF)...

Source: Hindu American Foundation http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.org/media_press_release_california_i… On April 24, 2006 the Hindu American Foundation reported, "A motion for preliminary injunction filed by the Hindu American Foundation...