Chinese-American Congressman Meng Zhaowen wins four Asian-American community programs to fight Asian-American hate crimes

　　China News Service, April 2. According to the US "Overseas Chinese News" report, on March 31, Meng Zhaowen, a senior member of the US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee and the vice chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, announced that he has won four awards. key programs for the American community, including funding and policy provisions to combat hate crimes, and the opportunity to establish the National Museum of Asian American History and Culture.

　　The four programs are included in the federal government's new spending plan, which recently passed the Senate and House of Representatives and was signed into law by President Joe Biden.

Meng Zhaowen said that Asians were used as scapegoats for the outbreak of the new coronavirus, attacked and even killed.

Funding and policy provisions received in the new budget will help protect the Asian American community, promote the local contribution of the Asian American community to the United States, and help provide the opportunity to establish the National Museum of Asian American History and Culture.

　　These key programs include: First, $23 million to help the Department of Justice fight hate crimes.

Among them, $13 million in state and local funding to assist with education and training on hate crime investigation and prosecution under the Shepard-Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act; $5 million in support Community organizations and civil rights groups conduct and promote hate crime education programs and community service to support victims in the community; $5 million to help local and state governments report hate crimes to the FBI and establish a hate crime reporting hotline.

　　Second, $2.5 million for the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., which funds the collection and acquisition of new materials such as photography and documentation, and encourages development Educational websites and other related resources, etc.

　　Third, instruct the Department of Education to collect and report data on school bullying to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Asian American students.

　　Fourth, urge the Department of Education to ensure history and civics education, promote diverse teaching of American history, and include Asian American history in teaching content to combat racist stereotypes and myths about racial groups.