More than 20 years after its founding as a diversity initiative, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center is working to create a permanent Washington exhibit space where visitors can learn about the contributions Americans of Asia-Pacific descent have made to their country.Hollywood celebrities and politicians representing the Asian Pacific American community came together Saturday night in Los Angeles to support a fundraiser held to help the center expand from a "migratory museum" that organizes temporary exhibits to a permanent Asian Pacific American gallery within the Smithsonian In…READ FULL ARTICLE