Tweet me!| For Algerian immigrants who have come to America and have lived here for more than five years, the notion of US being a multi racial society is pretty obvious. For the ones who have been living in the U.S. for more than two decades, they will tell you that the racial composition has changed significantly since 1990 |
For Algerian immigrants who have come to America and have lived here for more than five years, the notion of US being a multi racial society is pretty obvious. For the ones who have been living in the U.S. for more than two decades, they will tell you that the racial composition has changed significantly since 1990s. The Census count confirms that The United States ethnic and racial composition has significantly changed since 2000 and is projected to continue growing after the 2010 Census. Every ten years, The U.S. Census Bureau takes a snap shot of the Country. Before every national count, the US Census Bureau increases its efforts to inform and assist a wide variety of ethnic communities and language groups. This includes reaching out to historically undercounted groups such as Arab-Americans, to which Algerian Americans belong.
The Census Bureau and its partners are taking several steps to obtain a complete and accurate 2010 count in the Arab American community. For Algerians who do not master English, language Assistance Guides will provide in-language help for Arab and French speakers as they answer the English-language Census form. Additionally, 2010 Census brochures, fact sheets, and answers to frequently asked questions have been created in Arabic and French and are available for download on the Census Web site, www.2010census.gov.
Furthermore, the Census Bureau is increasing efforts to inform Arab Americans about these new resources, and about the importance of filling out the census form. A national advertising campaign will launch in January and continue airing when the census forms are mailed in March of 2010. The campaign will include TV, radio, print, and online advertisements that will be in-language on Arab American media outlets to explain the direct benefits of the census. The data decides how many seats each state occupies in the House of Representatives, and helps allocate over $400 billion in funding to community hospitals, transportation, schools, and emergency services.
Arab American organizations and community leaders currently serve as national partners to help reach this audience. (AAI) The Arab American Institute, an official U.S. Census partner, thanks to its director, Mrs. Helen Samhan, has been making tremendous efforts to reach out to its members for better awareness and understanding of participating in the Census.
The upcoming census form will be the shortest in history, with only ten short questions asking for information such as name, gender, age, date of birth, race, and whether respondents own or rent their home. There are no questions about immigration status, Social Security Numbers, or political and religious affiliations. All responses are confidential and used for statistical purposes only.
This is some information about confidentiality and safety of the answers provided by households.
We depend on your cooperation and trust, and promise to protect the confidentiality of your information. Title 13 of the U.S. Code protects the confidentiality of all your information and violating this law is a crime with severe penalties. In addition, other federal laws, including the Confidential Statistical Efficiency Act and the Privacy Act reinforce these protections.
* Private information is never published
It is against the law to disclose or publish any of the following information:
- Names
- Addresses including GPS coordinates
- Social Security numbers
- Telephone numbers
We Collect Information to Produce Statistics
We use your information to produce statistics. Your answers cannot be used against you by any government agency or court.
Sworn for Life to Protect Your Confidentiality
All Census Bureau employees take the oath of nondisclosure and are sworn for life to protect the confidentiality of the data.
Violating the Oath Is a Serious Crime
The penalty for unlawful disclosure is a fine of up to $250,000 or imprisonment of up to 5 years, or both.
For more information about the 2010 Census, visit http://2010census.gov
Algerianamericans.com - December. 24, 2009
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