Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) is pushing for a museum dedicated to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders .

The congresswoman reintroduced a bill last week to commission a study on the possibility of creating such an institution in Washington, D.C. Meng told HuffPost that AAPI narratives remain widely misunderstood. AAPIs have given so much to the nation, yet many Americans remain unaware of the important impact that AAPIs have had on our country, she said.

The legislation, previously introduced in 2016, would create a panel of eight individuals with backgrounds in AAPI research and culture or museum-planning. Over the course of 18 months, the commission would make recommendations on establishing the museum, develop a fundraising plan to be independently reviewed, report on the availability and cost of acquiring collections for the museum, and submit a legislative plan of action to Congress.