Last week, MetroTrends bloggers offered solid facts on issues in the news:

• Because May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage month, Margaret Simms takes on the “model minority” stereotype and explores the diversity within this group.

• And Rob Pitingolo digs into the most recent trends in mortgage delinquencies, comparing metros based on the foreclosure laws governing their states.
• Rob Santos explains why the House vote to eliminate the American Communities Survey would be a tragedy for metropolitan America.