Elijah Cummings: “But it is still having an effect because DHS and HHS are sharing records so people are not stepping forward.”

Asian Americans are often still seen as outsiders, as foreigners, as aliens.

And I don't give a damn how you look at it; there are efforts to stop people from voting. That is not right. This is not Russia. This is the United States of America.

I am extremely proud that our committee is holding the first hearing on D.C. Statehood in the House of Representatives in more than 25 years.

That year, Bayou La Batre did elect its first Asian-American city council member.