Closer Look with Rose Scott

KSU professors research Asian American history; ‘Cop City’ protester shot at least 57 times, according to an autopsy report

April 20, 2023

Two Kennesaw State University professors recently received a Spencer Foundation grant for a research project to incorporate Asian American history in Georgia school curriculum. Dr. Sohyun An, a professor of social studies education, and Dr. Theresa Alviar -Martin, an associate professor of curriculum and instruction, talk with Rose about their research and the need for diverse and complex stories of Asian American history to be taught in K-12 classrooms in Georgia.

Former U.S. Attorney Michael Moore discusses an autopsy report from the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s office reveals that Tortuguita,” whose full name is Esteban Páez Terán, did not have gunpowder residue on their hands and was shot at least 57 times by officers in January near the proposed site for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. 

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