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Spreading the word about the census in Jackson Heights, Queens.

Census Shows Hispanic Growth Much Higher Than Expected In Many Areas

Dramatic increases in the Hispanic population are seen around the country,...
Eric Fischer's map of race and ethnicity in New York City

Color Coded Census Maps: Where We Live Now

Eric Fischer’s maps show where whites, blacks, Asians and Hispanics live, and...
Census Workers in Brighton Beach, NY - Photo: Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska
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Census Focuses on Russian Immigrants in Effort to Achieve Full Count

Community organizers and census workers are trying to ease resistance to the census...
Maha Attieh Points to a Census Poster in her Office - Photo: Sarah Kate Kramer

Arab Americans Struggle For Accurate Census Count

According to the 2000 Census, there were approximately 1.25 million people living in...
Census workers recruit Bushwick residents to work in the count - Photo: Alex Vros/EDLP

Overlooked: Indigenous Mexican Immigrants and the 2010 Census

The Census Bureau printed instructional materials in some 60 languages this year,...
A 20-feet Census form was put up in New York's Times Square - Photo: Census Bureau.

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...
Korean American Census Rally in Queens, NY - Photo: Sooyeon Kim.
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An Uphill Struggle to Count Korean Immigrants in the Census

Korean is one of 6 official languages that the census questionnaire can be completed...
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Filipinos Divided Over Census According to Immigration Status

While Filipino Americans generally support the census, undocumented Filipino...
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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...
Spreading the word about the census in Jackson Heights, Queens.

Survey Shows Hispanic Immigrants Got the Census Message

A poll of nearly 1000 people found that that Spanish-speaking immigrants are more...