本報記者周靜然紐約報道
為了確保亞太裔能夠在即將來臨的人口普查中正確列入統計，亞美正義中心（Asian American Justice Center）及亞美聯盟等組織昨(17日)正式推出新設的網站。該網站將囊括所有以亞裔美國人及太平洋島民社區為對象的人口普查資料。
這項名為Fill in Our Future，www.fillinourfuture.org在網上提供共25種語言的資訊、公共服務公告、視訊短片、簡章及富教育性質之資料，以協助社區外展工作。該網站在全美各地社區都能夠方便取用、下載或利用該資訊進行人口普查外展工作，避免重覆浪費人力，因而能夠在4月1日人口普查日之前接觸到更多的亞太裔。
亞美聯盟行政總監鄔敬高表示，許多亞太裔平日慣用自己方言作為溝通工具，資源中心不但以單一、簡單的地點為來訪者提供與2010年人口普查有關之多語文有用訊息，同時協助推動社區團體與全國各地領袖間的對話。
到訪www.fillinourfuture.org會發現：普查問卷上詢問的問題、常見問答集、人口普查對您的家庭和社區的影響、答覆如何保密、有關種族、族裔及信仰問題的詳情、人口普查時間表，及與人口普查有關的組織工作。這個多語文的網站同時以下列語文提供資料：孟加拉文、夏莫洛文、簡體中文、繁體中文、楚吾克文、古吉拉特文、夏威夷文、印地文、蒙文、日文、高棉文、寮國文、韓文、馬紹爾文、尼泊爾文、旁遮普文、薩摩亞文、泰盧固文、泰米爾文、泰文、東加文、烏爾都文及越南文。
亞美正義中心總裁兼執行董事Karen Narasaki表示，2010年人口普查的重要性不僅在確保社區得到應得的聯邦經費及國會席次，也是將亞裔的聲音傳播出去的機會。
Fill in Our Future是AAPI Action www.appiaction.org的首次宣導活動，該組織是針對亞太裔社區的需求、顧慮及成就提供最新資訊的資源中心。AAJC、亞美聯盟、亞美協會、亞太語言法律中心、及亞太基金會去年成立了以社區為根據的全國性網路組織，以將亞太裔正確納入人口普查統計為目標。
和許多少數民族一樣，亞太裔包括新移民及英語能力有限者，都最容易被人口普查遺漏。這次的宣導活動透過有效的社區外展及教育工作，致力於減少上述社區在2010年人口普查中被遺漏的機會。宣導活動除了為各地伙伴及非牟利機構提供技術協助及訓練外，也協調超過五十個組織構成的網路，目的在透過發放資料、提供講習會及訓練來擴大接觸亞裔美國人及太平洋島民。
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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