各位FAPA會友及同鄉,
敬請來自台灣的您(包括來自台灣,住在美國的移民,以及他們的子孫)踴躍響應十年才一次的 “人口普查 「填寫台灣人」運動”!
不管是用email，打電話,或任何其他方法，請您別忘了提醒家人及朋友,如何正確的在人口普查表上填寫“Taiwanese” (台灣人), 以保障台美人的權益。
如何填寫表格
請於種族欄勾選“Other Asian” (其他亞裔), 並填寫Taiwanese (台灣人) 。
舉手之勞卻能忠實反映台美人在美國的正確數目, 您及許多台美人的權益也因此得到應有的保障! 請大家告訴大家!
Be proud, be counted!
FAPA OC 敬啟
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Official Taiwanese American Census 2010 Video on you tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcFLfw73O30
依美國憲法規定, 人口普查每十年做一次。
- 人口普查表將於 2010 年三月寄至府上, 您務必此表於 2010 年四月一日前寄回。
- 美國人口普查將計算所有居住在美的人士。無論您或您的家人是否持有綠卡或是否為美國公民, 只要居住在美國, 都列入計算。
- 您填寫的資料將有法律保障,完全保密。
- 填寫人口普查只需要十分鐘, 卻對您的社區及個人利益有莫大影響力。
當您填寫表格時, 請於種族欄勾選 “Other Asian”(其他亞裔), 並填寫“Taiwanese”(台灣人)。
敬請來自台灣的您踴躍響應 2010 年美國人口普查填寫台灣人運動! 請大家告訴大家! 上網查詢請至
http://www.census2010.tacl.org/ or
http://taiwaneseamerican.org/census2010/video.php
美國 2010年人口普查「填寫台灣人」運動, 推動經過
來自台灣在美國的移民以及他們的子孫估計超過一百萬人。可是在美國人口普查表的族裔欄中, 並沒有「台灣人」一欄。所以無法在美國的統計數字上顯明出台灣人的力量和貢獻,以致台灣人失去很多應得的福利。
此活動自2000年美國人口普查就開始進行.當時由台美公民協會主導,聯合全美各社團,包括FAPA,教授協會,醫師協會,各地同鄉會及婦女會出錢出力,巡迴全美各城市呼籲。努力結果明顯反映在2000年美國人口普查結果中,有效提升了台灣人的能見度。現在,2010年美國人口普查即將開始。 台美公民協會將再次主導,由洛杉磯台灣會館提供辦公室,再次推動「填寫台灣人」的運動。
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Be proud, be counted!
The census team needs to rely on people to pass on the words themselves.
http://taiwaneseamerican.org/census2010/video.php
Official Taiwanese American Census 2010 Video on you tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcFLfw73O30
Every decade, the US CENSUS counts everyone residing in the United States -- in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas-- as mandated by the US Constitution. Beginning in March, CENSUS FORMS will be delivered to mailboxes. A key date to know is APRIL 1ST, or CENSUS DAY, the day of reference when filling in the form to account for everyone in your household. If the form is not mailed out, Census takers visit households door to door to record data between April and July 2010.
The WRITE IN "TAIWANESE" campaign was created in an effort to combat the vast undercount of Taiwanese in the United States.
Recent projections estimate that there are over 1 MILLION Taiwanese in the United States, but the 2000 Census recorded only 144,795 people.
Without a change in education and awareness, the TAIWANESE POPULATION IN THE US will once again be overlooked and history shall be doomed to repeat itself in the 2010 US Census.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO YOU?
Census data is used to distribute CONGRESSIONAL SEATS to states, to make decisions about what COMMUNITY SERVICES to provide, and to distribute $400 BILLION in federal funds to local, state, and tribal governments each year.
For Asian ethnicities such as Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Filipino, and Vietnamese, one is able to fill in a bubble to declare their ethnicity in the Census. However, for someone of Taiwanese descent to declare their ethnicity on the Census they need to fill in the bubble for "OTHER ASIAN" and then write in "TAIWANESE”.
Many Taiwanese Americans and Taiwanese are unaware of this when filling out Census questionnaires. Census information is also protected by federal law to be kept safe and private.
By educating and encouraging families, young professionals, and college students alike to properly fill out the Census, we can achieve a larger and more accurate count. Thus, the VOICE OF TAIWANESE AMERICAN will be more strongly considered by the political, financial, and social consciousness of the United States of America....And maybe next time, "Taiwanese" won't be listed as an "Other Asian".
Please click on the link to see full version of Write in "Taiwanese" - US Census 2010
http://taiwaneseamerican.org/census2010/video.php
