Census Shows Hispanic Growth Much Higher Than Expected In Many Areas
Dramatic increases in the Hispanic population are seen around the country, especially in the south and west.
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Color Coded Census Maps: Where We Live Now
Eric Fischer’s maps show where whites, blacks, Asians and Hispanics live, and illustrate the degree to which American cities remain segregated along racial lines.
Census Focuses on Russian Immigrants in Effort to Achieve Full Count
Community organizers and census workers are trying to ease resistance to the census among Russian immigrants in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.
Arab Americans Struggle For Accurate Census Count
According to the 2000 Census, there were approximately 1.25 million people living in the United States who self-identified as Arab. But many advocates estimate the Arab American population to be three times that size—over 3.5 million.
Overlooked: Indigenous Mexican Immigrants and the 2010 Census
The Census Bureau printed instructional materials in some 60 languages this year, but Mixotec, Mayan, Zapotec or any other indigenous Mexican language were not among them.
Dismal Census Participation in NYC: Immigrant Communities Among the Least Counted
Deep into the count, the city is still struggling to improve on its poor showing in the 2000 Census.
An Uphill Struggle to Count Korean Immigrants in the Census
Korean is one of 6 official languages that the census questionnaire can be completed in. That doesn’t mean counting Koreans in New York is easy.
Filipinos Divided Over Census According to Immigration Status
While Filipino Americans generally support the census, undocumented Filipino immigrants worry about giving out personal information.
Groups in NY Join Forces to Count Russian Immigrants in the 2010 Census
Part of a series on the 2010 Census and immigrant communities connected to the official census languages.
Survey Shows Hispanic Immigrants Got the Census Message
A poll of nearly 1000 people found that that Spanish-speaking immigrants are more likely than U.S.-born Hispanics to mail back their census forms.