House approves East Sea textbook change

Published March 5, 2014 8:34pm ET



RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bill requiring textbooks used by Virginia students to note that the Sea of Japan is also known as the East Sea is headed to Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

The House of Delegates voted Wednesday to approve the Senate bill, which has strong support from northern Virginia’s large Korean American community.

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