A National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture is a proposed museum on Asian Pacific American history and culture, to be part of the Smithsonian Institution.
[1] H. R.3525, the Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act, was introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives by Representative Grace Meng in 2021.
The bill established an expert commission and tasked it with making "recommendations for a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture" in Washington, D.C.
[3] In September 2022, an independent nonprofit, Friends of the National Asian Pacific American Museum, organized to raise funds and help guide content and support for the Commission.
The organization convened a 30+ member Task Force representing museums, experts, and academics from a wide range of disciplines and ethno-centric subgroups of Asian Americans.