Keep Making It Count
Pew Correction Issued on 9/8/2021: “This is an update of a post originally published May 22, 2019. On Sept. 8, 2021, data for 2000, 2010 and 2019 for “Taiwanese,” “Chinese, except Taiwanese” and “Okinawan” was added to the first table to encompass the full Census Bureau tabulation“
Pew published an accompanying blog diving into Taiwanese counts.
Detail for Disaggregated Data from 2020 Census is set to be available by September 30, 2021; however, here is the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) Data – #KeepMakingItCount:
1 Year Estimates Table
5 Year Estimates Table
During the AAPI Month in 2021 – we are encouraged by reports looking into the diversity that makes up the Asian American community – here is our list of who did it well and who (well) still need to do better:
Who Did Well? Showed or listed more than just two or three of the disaggregated data set from the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS)
CNN – May 6, 2021
VOX – May 5, 2021
NPR – May 25, 2021
Pew – May 13, 2021 (another Pew researcher did not erase Taiwanese)
Who still needs to do better? Erased parts of or full categories of AAPI identities
Pew – April 29, 2021 – erased Taiwanese and Okinawan self reported counts
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2020 Census Deadline
Last day to complete your census is
October 15, 2020.
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Option 3 – By US Postal Mail
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Census Campaign Press Coverage
July 9, 2019 Taipei Times
July 19, 2019 Taiwan News
July 2019 Census Bureau New York Regional July Newsletter Page 22
August 7, 2019 Liberty Times Video
August 7, 2019 Liberty Times
January 24, 2020 Census 2020: Sikh Newcomers & Taiwanese Hopefuls
February 23, 2020 Chinamerica Radio Spectrum 2020 CENSUS (WRITE IN “TAIWANESE”)
March 2, 2020 ‘Other Asian’ is not enough for Taiwanese Americans, census campaign says
March 5, 2020 Taiwanese Americans want own census box, instead of just “other Asian”
April 1, 2020 ‘It couldn’t have snowballed at a worse time:’ Coronavirus wreaking havoc with America’s 2020 census, could have damaging effects for years
April 1, 2020 An Introduction to the Census in Taiwanese – Video
September 9, 2021 TaiwanPlus Twitter
September 25, 2021 Taiwanese in U.S. insist their identity is not a ‘political choice’— but must be a census option – NBC AsianAmerica
September 27, 2021 在美臺灣人成功正名”臺灣裔”非”中國裔” (Mandarin) – Radio Free Asia
TACL is a non-profit organization founded in 1985 with the mission to enhance the quality of life of Taiwanese Americans. Two key ways we fulfill our mission are by promoting Taiwanese Americans’ engagement in the American democratic system and by encouraging the full and robust participation in the Census every 10 years.
When a community is undercounted, it risks being under-represented and under-funded
TACL is happy to announce:
Write In Taiwanese Census 2020 Campaign
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