I blogged about William Tong last July about getting funding for the Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission - if it actually comes into existence. Apparently Tong has made some inroads into the project, just receiving a 116-25 vote approving the bill and the commission. The bill how heads out to the Senate:
In reviving the proposal yesterday, Tong said many people believe Asian-Americans do not need help and assume they are one of the more successful ethnic groups.Hopefully this will get off the ground. Read more here.
"That suggests this continuing and pervasive 'model minority myth,' " Tong told his House colleagues before the vote.
