China News Service, July 3, according to the US "World Daily" report, recently, the American American Federation (Asian American Federation) and the US Census Bureau held an online forum. At the forum, it was mentioned that the remote Staten Island as New York’s “forgotten area” failed to gain high attention like other areas. For many years, there was no independent member of Congress to fight for the rights and interests of local voters. The transportation in other areas is also inconvenient, and people are urged to obtain federal funding by participating in the census to improve the quality of life.
The Chinese Census Commissioner of the United States Census Bureau said at the meeting that the records show that Staten Island has a small population. For many years, only the 11th constituency has a congressman, and currently serving MP Max Rose also has to take care of multiple communities in the southern district of Brooklyn. Affairs. If the people actively participate in the census this time, once the population size conditions are met, I believe we can welcome an elected official who focuses on the affairs of the island.
The representative of the New York Community League emphasized that Staten Island is the only area in the city that cannot directly reach Manhattan through the subway. It takes a certain amount of time for people to take a cruise and drive. In addition, the Verrazano Bridge connecting Brooklyn is often heavily congested. He called on the public to seek funding to improve the transportation inconvenience on Staten Island, and asked the city government to provide minibus services to make it easier for Chinese on the island to go to other places in the future.
Howard Shih, director of research and policy at the Asian American Alliance, said that census data not only affects appropriation, the proportion of residents of various ethnic groups may also cause a re-division of constituencies at all levels, and then will be elected like Asian communities in Manhattan and Queens. Chinese or Asian legislators who can speak for themselves.
Howard Shih also said that the Municipal Election Bureau will decide whether to provide services in languages other than English at each electoral station based on census data. Although the influx of Chinese on Staten Island is rising, there is currently no perfect Chinese service at the electoral station. He urged the public to note their first language when filling out the information, and the authorities will be able to bring more translation services. (Yan Jieen)