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    California Runs Short of Accredited Asian-language Teachers: Asian American Students Pay the Price

    Was Live Monday, June 6, 2022

    Guest Speakers:

    • CA Senator Dr. Richard Pan (Senate Dist. 6), Chair of the Senate Select Committee on AAPI Affairs and the API Legislative Caucus
    • CA Senator Tom Umberg (Senate Dist. 34)
    • Prof. Fernando Rodríguez-Valls, Program Coordinator, CSU Fullerton College of Education Bilingual Authorization
    • Victoria “Nikki” Dominguez, LA Policy Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice

    Our News Report from this Media Briefing

    Shortage of Asian-language teachers in California

    Vietnamese and Mandarin were the second and third most spoken languages in California K-12 schools in the 2019-2020 school year. Yet only four teachers were accredited to teach Vietnamese and 58 to teach Mandarin. The acute shortage of accredited Asian-language teachers in California significantly limits Asian language speaking students’ education options. Advocates call for a one-time funding package of $5 million to address the shortage.

    Presented by Ethnic Media Service and
    Asian Americans Advancing Justice-CA

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