China News Service, March 12th. According to the US "World Daily", recently, the Boston Asia Pacific Citizens Action Network (APIsCAN), Boston City Council and more than 20 local organizations jointly held the 2020 census "How to ensure everyone All were counted "Chinatown briefing session, introduced the preparation of the census on the spot, and answered questions such as how to answer questions and where to ask for help.
At this briefing, the organizer encouraged the public to actively participate in the 2020 U.S. Census, because the results will be related to the allocation of approximately $ 16 billion in federal funds in Massachusetts over the next ten years, which will be used for education, healthcare, housing, Traffic and food. In addition, it will also affect the number of parliamentary seats in the community to determine policies that affect the lives of residents.
According to the situation in previous years, immigrants and residents who speak languages other than English are more difficult to count. Therefore, Chinatown hopes to make residents aware of the importance of this census.
On March 12, all families in Massachusetts will receive information from the Census Bureau about filling in the information online; if the information is not filled in on March 16, they will receive a reminder letter and call for a reply as soon as possible; if they are not received on the 26th, they will Received another reminder; April 1st is the target date for the census deadline; April 8th, the Census Bureau will send the census form to families who have not yet reported the data; April 20th, if they have not received the completed A reminder card will be sent; on May 13, the census finder will begin to personally fill in the unfilled family.
Boston's second district councillor Felian said it is important to count everyone in the 2020 census to ensure the resources needed for residents' lives. Chen Yuzhen, the executive director of the Chinese Advancement Association, said that everyone participating in the census, in addition to ensuring sufficient federal funds for key services, will also provide useful and accurate information about the community, which is an important step to ensure that public resources are used in the public interest. . (Liu Chenyi)