The importance of collecting data on Asian American, Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians (AAPINH) is extremely important when it comes to making a case for specific funding and allocations for asian communities throughout the United States. These reports are used to support findings and strengthen policy recommendations. This data also educates the public and private sector and gives them a comprehensive profile of the community.
Misperceptions and lack of understanding about the needs and concerns of the AAPINH community are pervasive amongst decision-makers like government agencies. For example, many are not aware that some Southeast Asian groups have poverty rates higher than any major racial or ethnic group in the country. Compiled demographic data on AAPINHs, specifically disaggregated for ethnic subgroups, are not widely available or accessible. Without critical information to inform their operational and policy decisions, policymakers often neglect the housing, employment, education and social services needs of AAPINH communities
To that end, a number of our partner organizations as well as other Census Information Centers (CICs) have developed profiles with demographic statistics on AAPINHs. For example, in 2001, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center developed national, state and regional profiles with demographic statistics on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) including facts on AAPI subgroups such as education and poverty rates, housing ownership, linguistic isolation and income. These reports also made policy recommendations informed by analyses of the data and trends. Moreover, the profiles were useful to the public at large, but also to government staff, policymakers, and community groups who used the data to make data-based decisions and to plan accordingly. Similarly, in 2006, APALC and AAJC partnered to produce a demographic report, entitled A Community of Contrasts: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States, which has received widespread acclaim, and been used by community groups, local government, and educational and scholarship programs over the years to advocate on behalf of the community.
The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.
The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.
The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.
The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.
The NRFU phase, which stands for “Non-Response Follow-Up,” is the last in the Census process and represents the final push to collect Census information. The NRFU campaign encourages households who have not returned their Census form to welcome and cooperate with the Census taker that may knock on their door. Messaging for the NRFU campaign assures all that Census takers are sworn to secrecy and that they are there to help.
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