A bipartisan Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, was created signed into law on June 2022, pursuant to H.R. 3525, sponsored by Rep. Grace Meng. The Commission, to be convened in Q2 2025, has 18 months to draft and deliver a report to Congress.

This is a first step to attain Congressional authorization required to establish a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture on the National Mall.

Friends of the National Asian Pacific American Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit—independent of the Commission and the Smithsonian—formed to garner requisite authorization and to create the Museum.

Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus witness President Joe Biden signing H.R. 3525 into law at a ceremony at the White House on June 13, 2022. The bill was passed by Congress in a unanimous, bipartisan vote before being sent to the President for signature. (Photo courtesy of the White House)