China News Service, March 10th. According to the US "World Daily" report, a few days ago, in San Francisco, California, more than a dozen Asian-Pacific community representatives held a press conference at the Chinese Rights Promotion Association, calling on members of Asian-Pacific community families to actively participate. 2020 US Census.
During the press conference, representatives of several Asian communities pointed out that it is hoped that Asian-Pacific residents will fully participate and be counted in the census data to ensure that California is allocated appropriate federal resources and political representation. This is in the interests of Asian-Pacific communities. Extremely important.
Feng Hongmei, director of the Initiative for the Promotion of Chinese Rights, said that from March 9 to April 30, the census will be fully launched. Asia-Pacific population census data will affect the distribution of Asian public welfare and social service resources. If one community resident is undercounted, California and county governments will receive less than $ 20,000 in federal funding.
It is understood that these funds will be used for services such as public education, public transportation, and health care. Delegates expressed the hope that before April 1st, people who have lived in the United States for more than 6 months will participate in the census by going online or filling out paper forms.
The survey report for the Asian-Pacific community shows that only 55% of Asian-Americans have confirmed that they will complete the census form. The representative of Asian-Pacific descent believes that, as a rapidly developing ethnic group and community, Asian-Pacific descent will become an increasingly important ethnic group in the United States population, and it is necessary to conduct demographic statistics.
However, there are many challenges facing the Asian-Pacific community. 41% of Asian descent are highly concerned about data security; 53% of Asian descent are skeptical about the benefits of census information; there are many new immigrants born abroad, and 38% of Asian descent may not be familiar with the census. (Huang Shaohua)