Write in "Taiwanese"--US Census 2010

Thursday, March 4, 2010

If you're Taiwanese American, you'll want to see this video. It's a public service announcement encouraging Taiwanese Americans to write in "Taiwanese" on the US Census 2010.

According to Taiwaneseamerican.org, "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."

Be counted as Taiwanese on the US Census on April 1st!

Comments

HECK YEAH! I've always

by Taiwanese Girl on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 11:20

HECK YEAH! I've always checked "Other Asian" 'cause Taiwan does not equal China! /rant.

I second that!

by savvygal on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 00:47

I second that!

kudos to webmaster for posting!

by Guest on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 17:15

thanks for posting this important video.

I am not at all Taiwanese,

by wenjonggal on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 21:44

I am not at all Taiwanese, but I love this ad. Do they have space for the "white" people to write in " I am second generation Swedish and Russian German"? "White" is as bogus a label as "Asian" or "African" or "Hispanic" and I wish that every background across the world was recognized... maybe some of the white racists would see they are not one blanket group, and neither are those they hate. And all these people who lose who they are, or see others as "ethnic" would see they are just as ethnic. In any case, I think this ad is great, and the reasons behind it.