Welcome to the Citizenship, Patriotism and Identity Episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio! Hearabouts is produced by WFHB and Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. On today’s episode, we have an interview with Krishna Pathak, IU alum and IU Class of 2019 Commencement Speaker. In this episode, Pathak speaks …
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Bill would require high school graduates to pass a civics exam; Another bill allows for same-day voter registration and extended polling hours; Bloomington Utilities Department works on remediation plan for old city water tank site; City of Bloomington plans to distribute $800,000 in community development block grant funds this year. FEATURE In the wake of Purdue Climate Change Research Center’s …
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Senate Bill 132 requires graduating high school students to pass the civics test from the U.S. citizenship exam, in order to graduate. If passed, SB 132 would begin requiring students to pass the exam during the 2020-2021 school year. As WFHB Correspondent Jake Jacobson reports, the Republican-backed measure requires all students to pass the exam, with a score of 60 …
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This morning, a 14 year old reportedly killed himself in what appears to be an attempted school shooting in Richmond, Indiana; A series of bomb threats have businesses across the country evacuate; The Bloomington City Council did not take a vote over proposed parking garage plans last night; The Monroe County Commissioners have approved the final draft of the 2018 …
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