Biden signs Asian American Pacific Islander museum commission into law
President Joe Biden signed a law Monday that lays the foundation for a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture. “Today, I’m honored to
President Joe Biden signed a law Monday that lays the foundation for a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture.
“Today, I’m honored to sign into law something that is long overdue — the National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, here in Washington, D.C.,” Biden said.
The law creates the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act, which will research and submit a plan that would establish a museum dedicated to the community in Washington, D.C.
“This is a story about heroes who shaped our nation for the better,” Vice President Kamala Harris said during the press conference. “From the South Asian Americans who transformed farming up and down the pacific coast to the Japanese Americans who defended our freedom during WWII to the Chinese American garment workers who marched through the streets of New York City 40 years ago to win better pay and benefits for all workers."
She said the museum would also include some of the darkest moments of American history, including the Chinese Exclusion Act, the internment of Japanese Americans, the murder of Vincent Chin, discrimination against South Asian Americans after 9/11 and the increased violence against Asian Americans during the pandemic.
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