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CENSUS 2000: Counting Immigrants, the Undocumented and non-English speakers

CENSUS 2000: Counting Immigrants, the Undocumented and non-English speakers. Glenn D. Magpantay Staff Attorney ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND. AN EVALUATION OF CENSUS 2000 PROGRAMS AND POLICIES APRIL 2001 SPECIAL REPORT

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CENSUS 2000: Counting Immigrants, the Undocumented and non-English speakers

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  1. CENSUS 2000: Counting Immigrants, the Undocumented and non-English speakers Glenn D. Magpantay Staff Attorney ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND

  2. AN EVALUATION OF CENSUS 2000 PROGRAMS AND POLICIES APRIL 2001 SPECIAL REPORT ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND 99 Hudson Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10013-2815 tel 212.966.5932 fax 212.966.4303 web www.aaldef.org COUNTING ASIAN AMERICANS

  3. Introduction

  4. The Asian American Community and Census

  5. The Background of Asian Americans and the Undercount

  6. The Operational Plan of Census 2000

  7. AALDEF Census Program • Litigation • Policy Advocacy • Community Education and Outreach • Organization Networking

  8. Findings and Recommendations

  9. Census Questionnaire Forms • The Advance Letter and Translated Census Forms • Mailing of Census Questionnaire Forms • Be Counted Forms/Sites

  10. Providing In-Language Assistance and Access • Telephone Questionnaire Assistance Hotline, Language Assistance Guides, and Glossary of Terms • Questionnaire Assistance Centers (QAC)

  11. Local Census Outreach and Education • General Outreach and Education • Partnership Specialist Outreach and Hiring • Support for Community-Based Organizations Partnering with the Census • Translated Educational Materials and Promotional Items

  12. Advertising Campaign

  13. Hiring Census Staff and Non-Response Follow-Up Enumeration • Hiring Policies and Practices in General • Testing and Training for Non-Response Follow-Up • Non-Response Follow-Up Enumeration Execution

  14. Conclusion

  15. “These numbers are consistent with our findings that the census has problems counting Asian-Americans, immigrants and non-English speakers.” -Glenn Magpantay CNN.com - March 30, 2001

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