State Rep. Nguyen to sponsor education legislation for Arizona students

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PHOENIX, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - On November 23, State Representative Quang Nguyen announced that he will be sponsoring a session on anti-communist education for Arizona students.

“This is very personal to me, as someone who has survived a communist war,” began State Rep. Nguyen. “I have lost very close family members to the evil ideology of communism.  I know what it feels to lose a nation to communism and that’s why I do not want my fellow Arizonans to ever go through what I have.  It is up to us to ensure that future generations have an honest understanding of what communism truly is and the horrors it has produced for mankind.  Otherwise, it is likely to be repeated.  The victims and survivors of communism deserve to have their voice heard.” 

This legislation is proposing for the State Board of Education (SBE) to rewrite the academic standards for social studies and include discussion on certain ideologies, such as anti-commuism.

State House Majority Leader Ben Toma is co-sponsoring Nguyen’s legislation.

“I believe in America and its cornerstone principles of liberty, freedom, and democracy,” said State Majority Leader Toma.  “I also believe that we have a solemn obligation to prepare today’s students to be tomorrow’s leaders.  This legislation strengthens a student’s foundation in civic literacy and understanding of what makes our nation exceptional, and how it stands in stark contrast to dangerous ideologies, such as communism and totalitarianism, that would have our founding principles erased from history”