By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Sometimes it’s 50 miles -- one way -- for Native Americans living on reservations or in remote areas of Arizona to drive their ballots to a post office or an official drop-off site. Public transportation? Sparse to...
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Ethnic communities unite to combat anti-Asian violence
From left to right: John C. Yang, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC; Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League; Manjusha P. Kulkarni, Executive Director of Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council...
L.A. County/City Experts Caution: Immigration reforms Won’t Come Overnight – Watch for Scams!
Clockwise from top left: Adriana L. García, Associate Director of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Immigrant Affairs; Rigo Reyes, Executive Director of LA County’s Office of Immigrant Affairs; Daniel Sharp, former Legal Director of the Central American Resource Center...
Amazon to Pay $61.7 Million to Flex Drivers Whose Tips Were Withheld
By Nina Mohan, Ethnic Media Services Amazon will pay over $61.7 million dollars to the Federal Trade Commission following an investigation that revealed that for two and a half years the company failed to pay Amazon Flex drivers the full amount of tips they earned...
Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai Offered Free Legal Help on Housing Problems
Also available in Chinese, Korean, and Thai. By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services As the whole world struggles against the COVID-19 pandemic, the nonprofit Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles is offering free, in-language legal help for Koreans, Chinese,...
Keeper of the Flame – Myanmar Gazette
By Julian Do, EMS Thakhin KaiBwor, publisher and editor of the Myanmar Gazette, has a unique mission: to provide news and information while maintaining a common identity for some 300,000 Burmese immigrants in the U.S. whose home country has over 54 million people...
Audaz agenda de inmigración de Biden genera esperanza entre activistas
Clockwise from top left: Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice; Cyrus Mehta, Founder and Managing Partner of Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners, PLLC; Patrice Lawrence, National Policy and Advocacy Director for UndocuBlack; John C. Yang, President and...
High Hopes for Biden Immigration Reforms – Advocates Push to End “Cruelty and Pain”
Clockwise from top left: Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice; Cyrus Mehta, Founder and Managing Partner of Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners, PLLC; Patrice Lawrence, Co-director of UndocuBlack Network; John C. Yang, President and Executive Director of...
The “Trump Religion” May Be Here to Stay
From left to right: Meili Criezis, Global Network on Extremism and Technology Associate Fellow; Colin P. Clarke, Senior Research Fellow, The Soufan Center; Ricardo Corzo Moreno, theologian specializing in Latino churches By Pilar Marrero, Ethnic Media Services The day...
Just two years old, a Spanish-language publication in North Carolina thrives with few ads and no print edition
From left to right: Paola Jaramillo, co-founder and executive editor of Enlace Latino NC; Walter A. Gómez, co-founder and managing editor of Enlace Latino NCBy Anthony Advincula, Ethnic Media Services When Enlace Latino NC launched two years ago, the challenge it...
High hopes or another false hope? Green Cards for Undocumented “essential workers” on Biden’s Agenda
Also available in Spanish and Korean. By Anthony Advincula NEW YORK—On a recent Monday, Maribel Lapuz got up at 4:30 a.m. The 46-year-old immigrant from the Philippines braved the sub-zero weather and took the train from Jersey City, NJ to a nursing home in Brooklyn,...
Trump’s Appeal to Latino Evangelicals
Also available in Spanish. By Ricardo Corzo Moreno, Ethnic Media Services Opinion/Analysis - Ricardo Corzo Moreno (pictured above) is a theologian specializing in Latino churches, and former president of the Multi-Ethnic Group of the Presbyterian Church in the United...
California activists target seven congressmen who sought to “disenfranchise communities of color”
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (above) is one of seven California Republican Congressmen that are facing calls for expulsion due to their objection to the certification of the presidential election results.Also available in Spanish. Editor’s Note: The seven...
How safe is the right to vote in America?
From left to right: Dr. Gabriela D. Lemus, President, Progressive Congress; Myrna Pérez, Director, Brennan Center's Voting Rights and Elections Program; Judith A. Browne Dianis, Executive Director, Advancement ProjectAlso available in Spanish. Advocates warn about...
NEWSOM ROLLS OUT CALIFORNIA STATE BUDGET, PRIORITIZING EDUCATION AND VACCINATIONS
California Governor Gavin NewsomAlso available in Spanish. By Sunita Sohrabji/EMS Contributing Editor California Governor Gavin Newsom rolled out the 2021-22 state budget Jan. 8, a $227 billion proposal which prioritizes vaccinations, re-opening schools safely,...
Editor-in-chief Gabriel Lerner Retires from La Opinion
Gabriel Lerner was Editor-in-Chief of La Opinion for seven years. Also available in Spanish. By Pilar Marrero, Ethnic Media Services After seven years leading LA´s historied Spanish-language newspaper La Opinion, Editor-in-Chief Gabriel Lerner is stepping down, having...
NEWSOM ANNOUNCES $5 BILLION ‘GOLDEN STATE STIMULUS’ WITH CASH AND RENT RELIEF FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE
California Governor Gavin Newsom (top row, far right) held a press conference Jan. 6 to announce the Golden State Stimulus proposal. Members of the California State Legislature and advocates from several organizations joined the Governor at the virtual briefing....
Georgia Senate Races Hinge on Jigsaw Puzzle News Analysis
Over 2.5 million voters have already cast their ballots in Georgia's runoff elections to determine control of the U.S. Senate. Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services In Georgia’s run-off races for the U.S. Senate, a surging African American vote, coupled with Latino,...
NEW WHITE HOUSE COULD PERMANENTLY REMOVE PUBLIC CHARGE RULE, EASING ANXIETY FOR IMMIGRANTS
The Joe Biden Administration has an opportunity to immediately revoke implementation of the Trump-era public charge rule. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor The incoming Biden-Harris administration has an opportunity to immediately revoke implementation of the...
Xenophobia is the New “Norm” in Germany
By Katerina Machmer, Ethnic Media Services Editor’s Note: Katerina Machmer, a recent graduate in journalism at California State University-Northridge, covers immigrant issues in Europe for EMS. Munich, Germany – A democratically elected party in the German government...
LA County’s Immigrant Services ‘From the Womb to the Tomb’
Clockwise from top left: Rigo Reyes, Executive Director, LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs; Manuel Ruiz, Senior Policy Analyst, LA County Department of Consumer & Business Affairs; Daniel Sharp, Chief, LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs; Anna Gorman....
¿Por qué 74 millones de votantes apoyaron a Donald Trump?
From left to right: Arlie Russell Hochschild, Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, U.C. Berkeley; Mindy Romero, Founder & Director, Center for Inclusive Democracy; Davin Phoenix, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UC IrvineLa elección de mayor...
WHY WHITE VOTERS CHOSE TRUMP: THEY FEEL LIKE A MINORITY GROUP IN AMERICA
From left to right: Arlie Russell Hochschild, Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, U.C. Berkeley; Mindy Romero, Founder & Director, Center for Inclusive Democracy; Davin Phoenix, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UC Irvine By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS...
FTC’s “Operation Income Illusion” Targets Get-Rich-Quick Scams
Kati Daffan (left), Assistant Director, Legal Services Collaboration and Every Community Initiative, Division of Marketing Practices, FTC; Rhonda Perkins (right), Attorney, Every Community Initiative, Division of Marketing Practices, FTCAlso available in Spanish,...
Judge to Rule on Restoring Georgia’s Purged Voters
By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Arguments in federal court continue this week on whether Georgia’s secretary of state’s office, the defendant in a lawsuit, illegally purged an estimated 198,000 Georgia residents from the state’s voting rolls. U.S. District...
African American Expats in Europe Mobilize Georgia Voters for Runoff Election
American voting activists in Germany (Democrats Abroad)By Katarina Machmer, Ethnic Media Services Editor’s Note: African Americans living in Europe are mobilizing expats from Georgia to vote in Georgia’s high stakes Senate runoff election, reports Katarina Machmer,...
L.A. County Targets Rising Hate Crimes
Also available in Spanish and Chinese, Korean. By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Los Angeles city and county officials, educators, health care providers and community-based organizations are teaming up to provide resources against hate crimes, a problem worsened by...
Así fue como el voto étnico le dio el triunfo a Joe Biden
Clockwise from top left: Theodore R. Johnson, Senior Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice; John C. Yang, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC; Frank Sharry, Executive Director, America's Voice; Dr. Stephen Nuño-Perez, Senior...
Black Voters Most Loyal Democratic Voting Bloc
Henry Fernandez, CEO of the African American Research Collaborative, led the design and execution of a poll of the African American vote on the eve of the election.By Khalil Abdullah While minority voting blocs combined to deliver the presidency to Biden, African...
VOTERS OF COLOR RESTORED DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA IN 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Clockwise from top left: Theodore R. Johnson, Senior Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice; John C. Yang, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC; Frank Sharry, Executive Director, America's Voice; Dr. Stephen Nuño-Perez, Senior...
¿Cómo revertir los impactos de las políticas migratorias de Trump?
From left to right: Ali Noorani, President & Chief Executive Officer of the National Immigration Forum; Alex Nowrasteh, Immigration Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity; Juan Escalante, undocumented immigrant with DACA,...
THE FIGHT ISN’T OVER – CONGRESS CAN STILL RESCUE THE CENSUS
"Without action from Congress, the Census Bureau is guaranteed to miss millions of people across every state,” says Vanita Gupta (above), President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor While all eyes...
Second Trump Term May End Birthright Citizenship
From left to right: Ali Noorani, President & Chief Executive Officer of the National Immigration Forum; Alex Nowrasteh, Immigration Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity; Juan Escalante, undocumented immigrant with DACA,...
Study sheds new light on domestic violence in Asian immigrant communities
By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Domestic violence in the United States is pervasive but little understood, particularly in non-English speaking communities. In a groundbreaking new report, the Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council (A3PCON) studied domestic...
TRUMP LIES ABOUT HIS TREATMENT OF MIGRANT CHILDREN
Editor's Note: Peter Schey (above), President and Executive Director of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law and its Casa Libre/Freedom House program, is lead counsel in the lawsuit on behalf of detained migrant children. By Peter Schey During the most...
On the Record with Governor Gavin Newsom: Staying Housed and Staying Healthy: New Support for California Renters
Governor Gavin Newsom Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. By Governor Gavin Newsom As November approaches, millions of Americans are preparing for the most consequential election of our lifetimes. So much is at stake, and I encourage all...
As U.S. breaks new ground in voting, patience is key: election-watcher cautions against over-eager reporting
Dr. Nathaniel Persily, James B. McClatchy Professor of Law, Stanford Law SchoolAlso available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services With the 2020 presidential election now just days away, Stanford Law Professor Nathaniel Persily shared...
Asian Americans Need A Voice in National Debate
Editor’s Note: Russell Jeung is a professor of Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University As we approach the Presidential election, much is on the line. Our nation’s health, our economy, racial justice, climate change. And while we might get distracted by...
African Asylum Seekers Face Shameful Treatment
Mauritanian immigration rights activists Bakary Tandia and Houleye Thiam at a pre-Covid-19 demonstration.By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Fleeing persecution in Nigeria, arriving in the United States, Pastor Ben said he was immediately taken into detention....
Latinx Voters Living Abroad Mobilize Around Presidential Elections
Also available in Spanish By Katarina Machmer, Ethnic Media Services Editor’s Note: Latinx voters comprise an estimated 10% of U.S. citizens living abroad. Overseas, many actively support the Democratic Party, reports Katarina Machmer, who covers immigration issues in...
Latinos de extrema derecha difunden desinformación electoral
From left to right: Cameron Hickey, Program Director, Algorithmic Transparency at National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC); Jacquelyn Mason, Senior Investigative Researcher at First Draft; Jacobo Licona, Disinformation Research Lead at Equis LabsLas noticias falsas...
The most problematic “Fake news” are not complete falsehoods
From left to right: Cameron Hickey, Program Director, Algorithmic Transparency at National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC); Jacquelyn Mason, Senior Investigative Researcher at First Draft; Jacobo Licona, Disinformation Research Lead at Equis LabsAlso available in...
Fresno vows to take pandemic, police frustrations to the polls
First COVID-era survey documents its toll, voter resolve By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services The first COVID-era study of Fresno voters found widespread suffering due to the pandemic, along with frustration over city policing and a strong determination to do...
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGE IN 11TH HOUR SCRAMBLE TO ENSURE ACCURATE CENSUS COUNT
By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Community organizations across the U.S. mounted an 11th hour scramble to increase self-response rates for the 2020 Census after an Oct. 13 Supreme Court decision cut the count short by two weeks. All people living in the...
Not All Is lost After Census Count Stops, Civil Rights Advocates say
Experts doubt the assertion by the Bureau that they've counted 99.9% of households, but courts have yet to decide whether the President can “take out” undocumented immigrants. A new President and Congress may have some remedies down the line. by Pilar Marrero After a...
JURY STILL OUT ON SAN FRANCISCO’S RANKED CHOICE VOTING
From left to right: Professor Jason McDaniel, Associate Professor of Political Science, San Francisco State University; Anni Chung, President and CEO, Self-Help for the Elderly; Evangelina Pena Avila, Outreach Assistant Manager with the SF Department of ElectionsAlso...
WHERE BREATHING IS EASY – OPEN SPACES ARE CRITICAL FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
Measure T seeks to renew Measure Q, which has allowed the County to preserve North Coyote Valley from the hands of developers. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Having access to green space is critical for maintaining good public health, say public health...
The Danger of the Donald Trump Presidency: It’s Worse Than We Even Know
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) - By his outrageous statements during the first presidential debate, we have now witnessed clear evidence that President Donald B. Trump is far more dangerous to this nation and its people than any of us really know. We have...
Hispanic was the missing word in the debate
By: Jenny Manrique, Ethnic Media Services Editor’s Note: Jenny Manrique is a veteran reporter for Spanish-language media including Univision and Palabra. AUSTIN -- After almost six years of living in the United States, my dream for 2020 was to complete my citizenship...
A Debate I Wouldn’t Want Kids to See
By Rong Xiaoqing, Ethnic Media Services Editor’s Note: Rong Xioaqing is a veteran reporter for Sing Tao Daily in New York City. Before the first presidential debate went on air, I was facetiming with a friend and her nine-year-old daughter living in upper state New...
Measure S Protects Santa Clara County Water Sources, Supplies
Anderson Dam overflowed into Coyote Creek in 2017, causing 14,000 people to be evacuated and more than $100 million worth of damage.Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. By Mark Hedin This November, Santa Clara County voters are being asked if...
Beware Shape-shifting Scammers in the Pandemic
By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Consumer fraud is a shape-shifting demon that follows the headlines to target its prey, whether affluent or newly impoverished due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That was the key message from experts and consumer advocates speaking...
ASIAN AMERIAN VOTERS SUPPORT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BUT UNDECIDED ON CALIFORNIA’S PROP 16
From left to right: Vincent Pan, Executive Director, Chinese for Affirmative Action, a community based social justice organization in San Francisco; Eva Paterson, President and Founder of The Equal Justice Society, a national legal organization focused on civil rights...
Elecciones en California: Proposición 16 promete ser pieza clave contra el racismo estructural
From left to right: Vincent Pan, Executive Director, Chinese for Affirmative Action, a community based social justice organization in San Francisco; Eva Paterson, President and Founder of The Equal Justice Society, a national legal organization focused on civil rights...
Census Champion – Steve Kang: Young Activist Pushes for Accurate Count of Koreatown
Steve Kang, director of external affairs for the Koreatown Youth and Community Center, KYCCAlso available in Korean By Jongwon Lee After studying politics at an Ivy League university followed by graduate work in London, Steve Kang worked for a California state...
Why Asian Americans Should Care About the Early Census Deadline
Kathay Feng, Common CauseAlso available in Vietnamese. By Kathay Feng I live in San Gabriel, CA, where more than half the people were born outside of the US. My neighbors include families who immigrated from Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and China. When my...
Los héroes del Censo
Julie Bazan, AHEC, and her Census teamAlso available in English. Por Jenny Manrique, Ethnic Media Services Editor's note: LOS CAMPEONES DEL CENSO EN EL SUR DE TEXAS: CONTANDO HASTA LA HORA FINAL El sur de Texas, que se extiende a lo largo del Río Grande desde San...
Census Champion – Ray Shackelford’s Mission to Serve
Ray Shackelford, Boy Scout photo By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Houston, TX -- George Floyd may have filled out his Census 2020 form as a resident of Minneapolis before dying prostrate under the knee of a police officer on May 25. It will be 72 years before...
AAPI VOTERS DIVIDED ON PRESIDENTIAL SUPPORT
By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Almost half of Vietnamese Americans will vote to re-elect President Donald Trump Nov. 3, while two-thirds of Indian Americans will vote for the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket, reports AAPI Data in new survey results released...
Sec. of State Alex Padilla Tells Voters – Vote By Mail and Vote Early
California Secretary of State Alex PadillaAlso available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. By Pilar Marrero, Ethnic Media Services All registered voters in California will soon receive a mail-in ballot even if they haven’t asked for one, and there will be...
On the Record with Governor Newsom: Census 2020: Get Counted by September 30
Governor Gavin Newsom Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, and Armenian. By Governor Gavin Newsom Better schools. Safer roads. Healthier neighborhoods. All Californians can help their communities secure these resources and more by...
Deadline Approaches for Registration of U.S. Citizens Wanting to Vote from Abroad
By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor U.S. citizens residing outside the country can vote in the November general election, but must request a ballot by Sept. 18. “As we engage in a massive Get Out The Vote effort across the US, let's not forget our relatives and...
En comunidades étnicas, “la ley y el orden” es la de los supremacistas blancos
From left to right: Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight, Founder and National Executive Director, Mothers In Charge,Inc.; Michael German, Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice, Liberty and National Security; Raj Jayadev, Cofounder, Silicon Valley De-BugAunque el crimen está en...
RACIAL JUSTICE CAN ONLY BEGIN WHEN POLICE DEPARTMENTS REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE
From left to right: Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight, Founder and National Executive Director, Mothers In Charge,Inc.; Michael German, Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice, Liberty and National Security; Raj Jayadev, Cofounder, Silicon Valley De-Bug By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS...
11TH HOUR SAVE FOR CALIFORNIA RENTERS FACING EVICTION IS NOT PERMANENT SOLUTION: ASSEMBLYMAN DAVID CHIU
CA Assembly Member David Chiu By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor SACRAMENTO — AB 3088, an emergency bill to stave off evictions for 4.3 million California renters, was passed at the 11th hour Aug. 31 by the state Legislature. But Assemblyman David Chiu, chair...
LA Residents Can Help Redraw Districts to Ensure True Representation
From left: Rosalind Gold, Chief Public Policy Officer, NALEO Educational Fund; Kathay Feng, National Redistricting Director, Common Cause; Elen Asatryan, Founder and Lead Consultant, The Stark Group By Julian Do, Ethnic Media Services Los Angeles —...
TIME BOMB TICKS FOR CALIFORNIANS FACING EVICTIONS
Isabel Perez, along with her husband and ten-year-old son, will be left on the streets if the moratorium on evictions is not extended. Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By MANUEL ORTIZ ESCAMEZ / Ethnic Media Services REDWOOD CITY, CA - Isabel...
Elecciones 2020: 48 millones de estadounidenses han sido purgados de la lista de votación
Clockwise from top left: Nathaniel Persily, Healthy Elections Project, Stanford University; Karthick Radakrishnan, Founder and Director, AAPI Data; Andrea Miller, Founder, Reclaim Our Vote; Terry Ao Minnis, Senior Director of Census and Voting Programs,...
16.6 MILLION PEOPLE OF COLOR, PURGED FROM STATE ROSTERS, WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER
Clockwise from top left: Nathaniel Persily, Healthy Elections Project, Stanford University; Karthick Radakrishnan, Founder and Director, AAPI Data; Andrea Miller, Founder, Reclaim Our Vote; Terry Ao Minnis, Senior Director of Census and Voting Programs,...
FILL OUT THE CENSUS—SECURE THE FUTURE FOR OUR KIDS
Also available in Spanish By Fabiola González, Executive Director of First 5 Fresno County FRESNO, Ca. -- Many Californians feel like the future is uncertain. Our families are experiencing challenges and obstacles likely never encountered before. All of...
Familias latinas en East Palo Alto pelean contra el desalojo en medio de la pandemia
El 52% de los hogares en East Palo Alto son alquilados 350 hogares se unen para defender su derecho a la vivienda. El concejo extendió la moratoria para pagar la renta, pero los inquilinos están preocupados por la deuda acumulada. Por: Jenny Manrique La...
CALIFORNIA CENSUS HITS BENCHMARK FOR HARD-TO-COUNT POPULATIONS – BUT WEALTHY COMMUNITIES FAR BEHIND
By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor SAN FRANCISCO — California’s Census self-response rate is a nationwide leader, but many residents in the state’s wealthy enclaves have yet to respond. 9.7 million households in the state have already responded —...
Censo 2020: Directiva de Trump no excluye el conteo de la comunidad inmigrante
Pese al más reciente memo del presidente que busca no incluir a indocumentados en la redistribución de sillas del congreso, activistas por el Censo aclaran que éste no restringe el conteo de todos los habitantes del país. Por: Jenny Manrique Mientras los...
All communities should participate in the U. S. Census despite Trump´s memo on reapportionment
Also available in Chinese and Korean. Leaders indicate that the directive does not exclude undocumented immigrants from the count. by Pilar Marrero All communities, regardless of citizenship status, need to respond to the U.S. Census inspite of President...
LEARN STEPS TO PREPARE FOR NEXT DISASTER ON YOUR MOBILE
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor SAN FRANCISCO — Listos California—a disaster preparedness campaign based in the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services – has launched a new program aimed to help...
CALIFORNIA’S INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY MAKES ACCURATE CENSUS COUNT DIFFICULT
Karthick Ramakrishnan, founder and director of AAPI Data Also available in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. SAN FRANCISCO — California’s rich diversity of ethnic populations makes an accurate census count extremely challenging, says Karthick Ramakrishnan,...
A Filipino American Census Champion Fights to Get All Communities Counted
Ditas Katague, Director of the California Complete Count – Census 2020 Office By Anthony Advincula SAN FRANCISCO, CA — When Ditas Katague was growing up in Kansas City, Missouri, in the 1960s, only 150,000 Filipinos lived in the United States. About five...
Coronavirus Opens a Pandora’s Box of Scams
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Indianapolis, IND -- If Willie Sutton were alive, he wouldn’t be robbing banks, more likely he’d be a scam artist, siphoning off a portion of the almost $70 million...
San Mateo – California’s #1 Census Success Story
Also available in Spanish, Chinese and Korean. Pilar Marrero, Ethnic Media Services San Mateo County has achieved the highest census self-response rate in California by working with local organizations that know their communities intimately and by...
Conversation with Children’s Advocate Mayra Alvarez – Kids Could Go Hungry If There’s A Census Undercount
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. School lunch programs – an essential lifeline during the pandemic -- are going broke, and a 2020 Census undercount will damage them even more, says children´s advocate Mayra Alvarez. Pilar...
California Governor Gavin Newsom Commemorates Korean War and Korean Americans
California Governor Gavin Newsom The following is the approved statement from Governor Gavin Newsom: “Today, the State of California pays tribute to all those who sacrificed during the Korean War, which began on this day 70 years ago. This conflict engaged...
2020 Census Could Help Los Angeles County Overcome the Pandemic and Address Inequity
Also available in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. By Julian Do Los Angeles — Los Angeles County is once more on track to undercount its residents in the census, losing federal funding that could help provide essential services to its 10 million residents....
IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES HAIL SUPREME COURT RULING ON DACA, BUT PUSH FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
Sukaina Hussain, Central California Outreach Director of Council on American Islamic Relations By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Immigration advocates hailed the Supreme Court’s surprise 5-4 ruling affirming DACA June 18, but pushed for...
CAN WE MOVE BEYOND ‘WASH, RINSE, REPEAT’ CYCLE OF PROTESTS?
John Yang (top left), Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC; Professor Jody Armour (top right), University of Southern California; Thomas Saenz (bottom left), Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Dr. Tung Nguyen (bottom right),...
“DON’T LET US DISAPPEAR” – YOUTH CONTEST WINNERS URGE SAN FRANCISCO PARENTS TO FILL OUT CENSUS
A collection of works by the artists who participated in the youth contest. Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By Sunita Sohrabji and Sandy Close At a time when San Francisco lags behind the statewide average in census response rates, youth...
INTERVIEW WITH THOMAS SAENZ: A CENSUS OPTIMIST – MORE TIME WILL LEAD TO MORE ACCURATE COUNT, SAYS MALDEF PRESIDENT
Thomas Saenz, President and General Counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. Editor’s Note: Amidst growing concerns over pandemic-related delays in the census...
Censo 2020: el Coronavirus aumenta el riesgo de los latinos de no ser contados
From left to right: Dr. Lila Valencia (Texas Demographic Center), Ray Shackelford (Houston Area Urban League), Chris Valdez (Houston in Action) El coronavirus está contribuyendo al subconteo de comunidades históricamente marginadas en Texas. ¿Qué están...
“WE’RE LIVING THE UNDERCOUNT” – 2020 CENSUS LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, TEXAS ADVOCATES SAY
From left to right: Dr. Lila Valencia (Texas Demographic Center), Ray Shackelford (Houston Area Urban League), Chris Valdez (Houston in Action) Fiercely committed to a complete count of Texas residents for Census 2020, advocates across ethnic groups are...
State Treasurer Fiona Ma to Chinese Americans – Be Counted, Be Heard
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma Also available in Chinese. Editor’s Note: In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, California’s State Treasurer Fiona Ma wrote this call-to-action to Chinese Americans, especially those living in her home town...
MENA LEADERS SAY WITHOUT CENSUS DATA WE’RE INVISIBLE AND DISENFRANCHISED
Speakers: Emilio Vaca, PANA (top left); Dr. Loubna Qutami, UC Berkeley (top right); Dr. Hamoud Salhi, CSU Dominguez Hills (bottom left); and Kathay Feng, Common Cause (bottom right). Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. By Julian Do,...
Report Warns of Census Undercount of Youngest Kids
Also available in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. The 2020 census, now in its second month of collecting data, is on track to be “one of the most incomplete in history,” according to UCLA researcher and advisor to the U.S. Census Bureau Paul Ong. In...
NEW LEADER OF COMMON CAUSE – CENSUS CHAMPION WANTS A DEMOCRACY THAT HEARS EVERY SINGLE VOICE
The new leader of Common Cause, Jonathan Stein. Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. On the day he assumed leadership of California Common Cause, Jonathan Mehta Stein said getting people counted in the 2020 census is crucial to the...
Los Angeles’ Asian, Pacific Islander leaders adjust to pandemic in 2020 Census drive
Aquilina Soriano Versoza, from Pilipino Workers Center, spoke in Tagalog about how the COVID-19 pandemic has forced changes in efforts to ensure Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians are fully represented in the data being collected in...
Concerned about accuracy and low response rates, Latino leaders ask for Congress to monitor and “save” Census 2020
Arturo Vargas, Executive Director of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. Coronavirus afflicts and delays the decennial count and creates obstacles for door-to-door...
Need to gather race Information as disparities emerge in Coronavirus outcomes
There are alarming disparities among the African-American community, but no data on impact among Latinos. (Getty Images) By Araceli Martínez Ortega, La Opinion & Ethnic Media Services Also available in Spanish. Although statistics showing the impact of...
Tracking California’s Census Response Rate – Who’s Ahead and Who’s Behind?
EMS reports on the race to the Aug. 14 finish line Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. Less than a month after the first invitations to participate in the 2020 census were mailed out, 44.8% of California’s known households have...
It’s About Power, Money & Data — California Lags Behind National Average on Census, State Director Says
Ditas Katague, Director of the California Complete Count- Census 2020 Office. Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. As of April 1, 37.9% of California’s households have filled out their census questionnaires, Ditas Katague, the...
Florida at Risk of Forgoing Billions of Census 2020-Derived Revenue — Again
Speaker Anthony Williams, Special Projects Director at Bendixen & Amandi International. Florida’s undercount in the 2010 census lost the state about $20 billion in federal dollars in the last decade, according to foundation executive Susan Racher. That...
CENSUS DAY – APRIL 1 – THE DAY AMERICA TAKES ITS SELFIE
Census Day, when the United States takes its once-every-decade collective selfie, is April 1. Those who don’t include themselves in the decennial snapshot will cost themselves and their communities thousands of dollars’ worth of government tax spending --...
Pacific Islanders Promote Their Own Identity in 2020 Census – Separate from Wider Asian Category
Tauanu’u Ve’e, of the Regional Pacific Islander Task Force, stressed that it’s important for their communities that people specify their island of origin when filling out the 2020 census questionnaire. Also available in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean....
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