User:Stormageddon623/2016–17 California textbook controversy over South Asian topics

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Keep: In 2016 and 2017, there was a significant debate on how topics related to South Asia were represented in California middle school textbooks[1][2][3]—a follow-up to a related set of debates that took place from 2005 to 2009.

Add: These debates were fueled by varying religious groups who felt the 2009 changes were incorrect or pushed political agendas.

Hindu American Foundation
Since 2005, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has been involved in advocating for changes within California textbooks. Over 2016-2017, they sent letters, joined petitions, and published articles, working towards their goal of making educational content within California inclusive and accurate. In 2017, the HAF participated in the California Department of Education's textbook adoption process. Many academics and American Hindus who are critical of the HAF's involvement accused the organization of pushing Hindutva ideologies within their proposed changes.

Other Advocacy Groups
According to The Caravan, there were two main set of advocacy groups:


 * One set of groups "was led by the Hindu American Foundation…and the Hindu Education Foundation…heavily critical of certain parts of the textbooks, which they felt denigrated Hinduism."

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According to The Caravan, the other set of groups were organized as "South Asian Histories for All, an inter-caste, multi-faith group of activists," which "cited inaccuracies regarding caste and other issues in the textbook material, and called for a delay on the books’ approval so that they could be submitted for further editing."

2017 History-Social Science Edits and Corrections
On September 28th, 2017, the California Department of Education published a list of edits and corrections. Some, but not all, changes include: