Education

Ensuring a fair and accurate representation of Hinduism is school textbooks and university classrooms is one arm of HAF’s advocacy in academia. The Foundation continues to develop relationships with academics and bestows grants to select academics who promote through their a work a fair, accurate, and balanced perspective on Hinduism.

Hinduism in America: Academic Grant Program

Blogs & Letters

03/22/2016 - California Frameworks Efforts about Cultural Competency

09/04/2015 - Hindu Belief: Legacy versus Destiny

08/25/2015 - Teach India! and the Importance of Historical Thinking

07/24/2015 - Saving History from Historians

01/09/2015 - Finding a New Way to Teach about Hinduism in America's Schools

11/20/2014 - Politics Shouldn't Stand in the Way of Accurate and Inclusive Social Studies

11/06/2014 - The Importance of Counselors in Cultivating Safe Spaces for Students

10/22/2014 - Incorporating an Understanding of Diwali in Your Classrooms

10/16/2014 - Understanding an Important Nuance in Teaching about Religion

09/24/2014 - Hiccups in Education Portend Brighter Days ahead for Hindu Americans

09/11/2014 - Why California has to Enter the 21st Century with its Standards

06/26/2014 - Common Core's Implementation is Tricky for Social Studies

05/01/2014 - Hindu-Sikh Trainings in MD Provide Template for Schools Across the Country

03/14/2014 - Academic Integrity: It's What's Missing at AAR

02/17/2014 - Books, Lies and Videotape - Wendy Doniger's Misrespresentation about Hindu History

02/12/2014 - Indian Censorship and the Curious Case of Wendy Doniger

03/25/2010 - Whose History is It Anyway?

02/23/2010 - HAF Expresses Concern Over Penguin Group's Fact-Checking Process

02/05/2010 - HAF Urges NBCC Not Honor Doniger's Latest Book

News & Events

10/27/2015 - HAF Partners with White House and National Asian American Groups to Combat Bullying

08/24/2015 - Teach India! Program Draws DC Metro Teacher, Highlights Unique Partnership

08/14/2015 - HAF, Cal State Long Beach, and Sri Siva Vishnu Temple Present Teach India!

02/13/2014 - HAF Reacts as Penguin Waddles Away from Doniger

06/02/2007 - Hindu Professor Named Chair of Religion Department at St. Olaf

11/17/2006 - HAF Addresses AAR and Dharma Association of North America Annual Conference

08/26/2006 - HAF to Address Seminar on Combating Stereotypes in Education in Toronto

12/20/2005 - Academic Bias Discussed in Joint Program Hosted by HAF and American Jewish Committee

Texas Curriculum Frameworks

11/04/2015 - HAF Confims Changes Made by Publishers during Proclamation 2015 Public Process

02/10/2015 - HAF Education Involvment: Texas

01/22/2015 - HAF Publishes List of Corrected Errors in Texas Textbooks

09/17/2014 - Hindu Americans Air Concerns about Proposed Texas Textbooks

03/17/2010 - Balancing the "Righting" of History - Hindu Americans Represent in Texas

10/09/2009 - HAF Submits Recommendations for TEKS to Review Committee

10/09/2009 - HAF Submits Recommendations for TEKS to World Geography Committee

10/09/2009 - HAF Submits Recommendations for TEKS to Grade Six Committee

10/09/2009 - HAF Submits Recommendations for TEKS to World History Committee

Virginia Curriculum Frameworks

01/25/2016 - HAF Education Involvment: Virginia

03/26/2015 - VA Board of Education Vote Updates and Revises History Standards - HAF says Changes to Hinduism and Ancient India Positive

06/29/2008 - HAF Submits Public Comments to VA Department of Education

05/19/2008 - HAF Initiates Dialog of Framework Adoption with VA Department of Education

California Education Reform

03/23/2016 - Hindu Americans Seeks Equality and Dignity in CA Textbooks

10/28/2015 - HAF Participates in CA Frameworks Revision

06/18/2015 - HAF Submits Additional Public Comments to California Department of Education

12/01/2014 - HAF Submits Public Comments for California History Frameworks Draft Narrative

09/29/2014 - Gov. Brown Puts Interests of Bureaucrats ahead of CA's 6 Million Children

02/17/2010 - HAF Successfully Opposes Belisle Nomination to CA State Board of Education

04/02/2009 - Member Update: HAF Continues Quest for Quality: Submits Comments on Frameworks

06/22/2007 - Press Release: HAF Finalizes Lawsuit Terms with CA State Board of Education

09/01/2006 - Press Release: HAF Wins Partial Victory in Lawsuit over Textbooks

02/04/2005 - Hindu American Foundation Launches Defense and Education Fund Drive

Introduction and Summary of the Events

Archived California Textbook Resources

Denigration of Lord Ganesh

Action Alert – Why it Happened

HAF Responds to Biased Coverage in Washington Post