Report Title:

UH; Curriculum; Ethnic Studies; Labor; Diversity

Description:

Appropriates moneys for funds and positions to expand the curriculum for all UH campuses in ethnic studies, labor history, and diversity in Hawaii.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1159

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

making an appropriation for funding and positions to expand ethnic studies, labor history, and diversity curriculum at all university of hawaii campuses.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The ethnic studies program at University of Hawaii at Manoa was founded in l970 and became a full-fledged academic department in l995. Its mandate is to provide instruction, research, and community service on race, ethnicity, and class in Hawaii as well as comparative studies of groups in the United States and around the world. Ethnic studies classes are unique in that the program emphasizes praxis, or active community participation in local communities. Ethnic studies believes in community service, ongoing interaction with local communities on the basis of a two-way exchange of learning and information, and use of undergraduate students as peer teaching assistants. For over thirty years, ethnic studies has produced outstanding "publicly-oriented" citizens and community leaders. Ethnic studies faculty has special expertise in the history of Native Hawaiians, Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Filipinos, African Americans, Native Americans, and Caucasians. Areas needing additional development include Samoans and other Pacific islanders, Laotians, and Vietnamese in Hawaii.

Students on all campuses in the University of Hawaii system will benefit from offering various ethnic studies. For over thirty years, ethnic studies has produced outstanding publicly-oriented citizens and community leaders. Ethnic studies meets University of Hawaii Strategic goals related to multicultural curriculum, diversity, and undergraduate excellence.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005-2006, and the same sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for the funding of     faculty positions and student employment funds to develop and offer additional courses in ethnic studies, labor history, and diversity curriculum at all campuses of the University of Hawaii.

SECTION 3. The sums appropriated shall be expended by the University of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2005.

INTRODUCED BY:

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