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U.S.A. July 4, 2022 Biden signs bill for national Asian Pacific history museum By Darlene Superville The Associated Press ASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bill in June that will create a commission to study establishing a national museum on the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. “I’m honored to sign into law something that’s long overdue,” he said at a White House ceremony. The “Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act” creates an eight-member commission to study how to make such a museum a reality in Washington, including whether it should be part of the Smithsonian Institution. The senate majority and minority leaders, and the house speaker and house minority leader each would name two members of the study commission. 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Representative Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) holds up a pen given to her by President Joe Biden during a bill signing ceremony for the “Commission to Study the Poten- tial Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act” on June 13, 2022 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.. Also on stage are Vice President Kamala Harris, second from left, representatives Young Kim (R-California) and Mark Takano (D-California), and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) was Indian. Harris said such a museum will help “fight ignorance” and “dispel misinformation” about Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander people in the U.S. The Smithsonian is in early plan- ning stages for two new museums, the National Museum of the Ameri- can Latino and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. Both the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Museum of African American History and Culture are run by the Smithsonian. The legislation was sponsored by representative Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) and senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai‘i). Pianist, 18, from South Korea wins Van Cliburn competition FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old from South Korea has won the 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, one of the top showcases for the world’s best pianists. The competition, held in Fort Worth, Texas, ended with Yunchan Lim becoming the competition’s youngest winner of the gold medal. His winnings include a cash award of $100,000 and three years of career management. The silver medallist was Anna Geniushene, a 31-year-old from Russia, and the bronze medal went to Dmytro Choni, a 28-year-old from Ukraine. Lim told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he’ll discuss with his teacher what the next move for his career should be. “I am still a student and I feel like I have to learn a lot still,” Lim said. “This is a great competition and I feel the burden of receiving this great honor and award so I will just push myself to live up to the honor I received today.” The competition was founded in 1962 in honor of the celebrated pianist Van Cliburn, who lived in Fort Worth. Cliburn, who died in 2013 at age 78, played for U.S. presidents, royalty, and heads of state around the world. Grandpa – The matchmaker in heaven Continued from page 6 In the end, my dad lived his dreams. He became a businessman. Yes, he was an engineer, but he also owned a laundry and a Chinese restaurant. And he ended up owning a hotel, as well as a portfolio of rental homes and apartments in town. In addition, he happened to marry a beautiful and accomplished woman who became his wife. 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