Census
Together, Advancing Justice has been working to eliminate the barriers that have historically resulted in the undercounting and underreporting of AANHPIs in federal data collection and analysis efforts, particularly in the decennial census count. Advancing Justice has conducted extremely successful national, state, and local outreach and educational projects focused on the AANHPI communities for Census 2000, Census 2010, and Census 2020. Advancing Justice considers a fair and accurate census and comprehensive ACS among the most significant civil rights issues facing the country today.
Advancing Justice | AAJC appreciates that the Census Bureau recognizes the importance of producing disaggregated, detailed data for the 2020 Census because this data are critical to our diverse community. Given that the Bureau considered not producing such data due to privacy disclosure concerns, we applaud the Bureau’s decision to take an innovative approach to ensure it could indeed produce detailed data under the new Disclosure Avoidance System (DAS). However, there are also areas of concerns that we would like to bring to your attention.
We provide the following feedback in response to the Federal Register Notice seeking comments on the collection of state/local administrative records and third-party data to improve efficiency and accuracy in the Census Bureau’s data collections, and to improve measures of the population and economy. We believe the potential use of administrative records and third-party data presents opportunities and concerns, requiring careful data quality evaluations, privacy assessments, and further research
Advancing Justice | AAJC Urges Necessary Research and Testing Occur Prior to SPD 15 Implementation in ACS
Advancing Justice | AAJC considers a fair and accurate census and comprehensive American Community Survey among the most significant civil rights issues facing the country today. Our wide-ranging efforts to promote civic engagement, forge strong and safe communities, and create an inclusive society are guided significantly by objective, inclusive data on America’s diverse communities and populations. We appreciate the importance of fact-based analyses and the need for disaggregated, detailed data on our community to identify disparate access and outcomes and devise effective solutions.
July 28, 2024
By Amy Qin
Ms. Harris, the vice president and likely Democratic nominee for president, is known widely as the first Black woman to be elected vice president.
But Ms. Harris, whose mother emigrated from India and whose father emigrated from Jamaica, is less known as an Indian American and Asian American. Asked to name a famous Asian American, only 2 percent of Americans said Kamala Harris, according to a
recent survey by The Asian American Foundation.
OMB Publishes Revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15:
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Washington, DC – Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian American Justice Center (Advancing Justice – AAJC) applauds Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for requiring the collection of additional detail beyond the minimum in data collection in most instances for Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 (SPD 15).
Asian American Advancing Justice – AAJC Launches Groundbreaking Research Assessing Availability and Quality of Administrative Records for Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
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Advancing Justice | AAJC submits comments in response to the Announcement of the PACAAHNPI Meeting and Solicitation for Written and Oral Comments
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC submits the following comment in response to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Announcement of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Meeting and Solicitation for Written and Oral Comments. We are submitting responses to questions from the Language Access Subcommittee and Immigration and Citizenship Status Subcommittee.