Hindu foundations challenge history texts in California.Treatment of Hinduism Hinduism (hin`d  ĭzəm), Western term for the religious beliefs and practices of the vast majority of the people of India. in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). textbooks has led to months of debate. In early March, the California Board of Education rejected demands by Hindu foundations that sought to make close to 500 changes to nine textbooks the state school board had approved for sixth-grade classes. After a lengthy public debate, the state Board of Education voted 8-0 with two abstentions to reject suggested changes. Board members insisted that their main concern is historical accuracy. During the debate, school board member Ruth Green said, "What one person considers historically accurate, another person views as a racist text." Not all Hindus in California back the proposed changes. A representative for the Friends of South Asia This article is about the San Francisco Bay Area peace group. For other uses, see Friends of South Asia (disambiguation). Friends of South Asia (FOSA, established 2001) is a volunteer[1] South Asian American peace activism group[2] , a group that includes many Hindus, lauded the board's action as "a big victory for secular history." Anu Mandavilli told the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the that the school officials had made a strong stand for "historical accuracy instead of strong tactics by community groups." The newspaper said many experts agree with that conclusion. "The proposed revisions are not of a scholarly but a religious-political nature," Harvard Harvard, town (1990 pop. 12,329), Worcester co., E central Mass.; inc. 1732. A Shaker house and cemetery, a Native American museum, and a Harvard observatory are there. Sanskrit Professor Michael Witzel said in a Nov. 8 letter to the school board. |
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