Mayra Alvarez, president of Children's Partnership, warns of long-term effects that would result from an undercount of young children in the U.S. Census this year (photo by Pilar Marrero). Also available in Spanish. Leader of nonprofit that advocates for...
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Census 2020
Raising awareness of what’s at stake for immigrant and minority communities with the upcoming 2020 Census
Time to ring census alarm bell, advocates warn congress
As crucial count gets started, experts fear many will be missed By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services With the United States about to begin its monumental task of counting everybody in the country once every 10 years, the House Oversight Committee held a...
read moreCensus 2020 is almost here: It could be the most empowering event of the year
Quick facts you need to know about the nation’s “self-portrait” and who should participate (everyone except very short-term visitors) By Pilar Marrero, Ethnic Media Services and La Opinion The 2020 census is this year’s most empowering and democratic event...
read moreARIZONA’S DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS FIND COMMON GROUND IN 2020 CENSUS – DO IT FOR THE KIDS
From left to right; Janice Palmer, Helios Foundation; Whitney Walker, Protecting Arizona’s Family Coalition; Alec Thomson, Arizona Complete Count Committee; Jim Chang, Arizona State Demographer; Mark Trahant, Indian Country Today; Eduardo Sainz, Mi Familia...
read moreRacial and Ethnic Makeup of Arizona
By Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity On Friday, December 6, Ethnic Media Services partnered with Arizona One and Arizona Community Foundation to hold a briefing on the 2020 Census in Phoenix, Arizona. Specifically, the briefing focused on the high...
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