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Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC Submits Comment on Equitable Data to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC submits this comment in response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) federal register notice regarding the Request for Information; Equitable Data Engagement and Accountability, 87 FR 54269 (September 2, 2022). Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) comprise vastly diverse racial groups. Without accurate disaggregated data, some of the most disadvantaged in our communities are rendered invisible, leaving their needs unmet.
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Advancing Justice – AAJC Issues Statement on the Post-Enumeration Survey Results from the U.S. Census Bureau
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Washington, DC — July 21, 2020 — The Census Bureau released its first set of results from the 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey (PES), which provides the first measures of accuracy for the 2020 Census. The PES independently surveys a sample of the population to help determine the overall accuracy of the census. Today’s results show that at the national level Asian Americans were overcounted at a rate of 2.62%.
Jurisdictions and Languages that Just Missed Coverage in 2021 Section 203 Determinations
See which jurisdictions and languages are close to meeting the Section 203 threshold and may very well meet the threshold during the next determinations scheduled for 2026. These jurisdictions can, and should, proactively begin to provide some level of language assistance to these language groups before the next determinations.
Asian American Communities Hail the Expansion Of Language Access For Limited English Proficient Voters
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Washington, D.C. — The Census Bureau updated determinations pursuant to the federal Voting Rights Act, designating Section 203 covered jurisdictions where elections officials are required to provide bilingual voting assistance to Asian Americans, Latines, American Indians, and Alaskan Natives.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice affiliate organizations in California, Illinois, and Washington, D.C. issue a statement about the newly released determinations:
On December 8, 2021, the Census Bureau updated the Section 203 determinations based on 2015- 2019 American Community Survey Data. Part of the federal Voting Rights Act, Section 203 requires jurisdictions designated in the determinations to provide bilingual voting assistance to Asian Americans, Latinos, American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Section 203 determinations, starting with the last one released in 2016, are made every five years based on decennial census data based on American Community Survey data.
Civil Rights Organizations Applaud Timely Release by Acting Census Director Identifying Jurisdictions that Must Provide Language Assistance under Section 203 of Voting Rights Act
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Washington, DC – On December 8, 2021, the Acting Director of the U.S.