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.
Tag: Asian
Stories about Asian immigrant communities.
Filipinos Divided Over Census According to Immigration Status
While Filipino Americans generally support the census, undocumented Filipino immigrants worry about giving out personal information.
Census Drives Hope in New York’s Chinese Immigrant Neighborhoods
Recent victories by Chinese candidates are helping the census drive this year, but New York’s Chinese community has already seen how the census count has helped to shape its political power in bitter and joyful ways.
Census Count Going Poorly in New York, Says City’s Immigrant Affairs Chief
A Bloomberg administration official says the number of New Yorkers who have mailed back their completed census forms “is horribly low right now.”
Stimulus Package Includes Long-Awaited Reward for Filipinos Who Fought for the U.S.
After a decades-long fight, Filipinos who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II see their claim recognized by the American government thanks to the Obama administration’s stimulus package.
Hey, the Census Can Be Fun! WNYC‘s Brian Lehrer Proves It on a Show on Hard-To-Count Immigrants
Amid talk of statistics and maps of hard-to-count neighborhoods, guests on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show find time to show a little humor.
The Year in Review: New York Ethnic Press Gains Influence And Politicians Pay Attention
In a city where 36% of the population is foreign-born, not reaching out to some 300 ethnic newspapers and magazines seems like an oddly missed opportunity. But recently this has started to change.
Courting Immigrant Journalists: FI2W’s Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska on The New York Times
Nowy Dziennik/Polish Daily News reporter and Feet in 2 Worlds contributor Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska had a story this week on The New York Times’ City Room blog, about city comptroller-elect John Liu’s outreach to local ethnic media.
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Immigrant Filmmaker Documents the Rise of Vietnamese-American Political Power in New Orleans
Less than a month ago Anh Joseph Cao was hardly a household name. Then the freshman congressman from Louisiana broke with his party to become the only Republican in the House to vote in favor of the health care reform bill.
In Virtual Town Hall with Immigration Reform Activists, Gutierrez Promises Bill By December
Activists gathered Wednesday night at house parties across the country in a day of action for comprehensive immigration reform organized by the Reform Immigration for America campaign.