Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), a Taiwanese-American Congresswoman who proposed the bill, said that making Lunar New Year a federal holiday would send a powerful message of inclusion to Asian Americans and non-Asians. (via The Washington Post)
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“I think it’s interesting for us to think about how federal holidays, especially recently, have been created and what that means to us as a country,” Yang said. “Think about how long it took for MLK Day to become a holiday, and now we all, regardless of party, use that day to reflect on his legacy.”Yang noted the another important aspect of elevating Lunar New Year to a federal holiday would be to dispel the common misconception of Asians as a monolith.
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