Asian Pacific American caucus members to meet Biden, Harris

• The Senate recently held a rare bipartisan vote to advance legislation aimed at improving anti-Asian hate crime tracking.

Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), the chairperson of CAPAC, told Axios the group will ask the president "to use Department of Justice resources" to ensure there is sufficient ability to investigate the recent shootings at three Georgia Asian spas as a hate crime.

• She said attendees also would discuss disaggregation, immigration and a diverse school curriculum.
• Chu said seven people would attend the meeting, including members of the group's executive board and the two AAPI senators: Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.).
• Among the other attendees confirmed by Axios are Reps. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Kaiali'i Kahele (D-Hawaii).

Hirono and Duckworth recently made headlines for confronting a White House official over the lack of AAPI representation in the new administration.

• Last month, both senators vowed to vote no on "non-diversity" Cabinet picks unless the president committed to appointing diverse candidates.
• They reversed course after the White House agreed to name a senior liaison to the AAPI community — the position for Moritsugu announced Wednesday.

Be smart: CAPAC was founded in 1994 by Norm Mineta, a longtime member of the House and former Commerce and Transportation secretary.

• Meng, who now serves as first vice chairperson of the caucus, told Axios she plans to lay the groundwork for a future Asian American museum in Washington, D.C.