Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders have made substantive contributions to the state of Maine and our country. Unfortunately, these contributions, histories, and lives are too often left out of our K-12 history classes.  LD 957 takes a measured and responsible approach to fixing this.   It does not mandate a standalone course or impose new graduation requirements.  Instead, similar to Black history and Wabanaki studies, it ensures that AANHPI histories are integrated at some point during a student’s academic career, allowing educators and local experts to determine how best to deliver that content.  This is about recognizing reality. About telling the truth. And about affirming that all Americans, regardless of background, belong in our national story.