Census outreach conducted for AAPI, Hispanic communities

We’re about a month away from Census Day, and there’s a push to get more of the Hispanic and AAPI communities to participate.

Jeremy Chen reports.

CENSUS DAY- AND THERE'S APUSH TO GET MORE OF THEHISPANIC AND ASIAN AMERICANPACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES TOPARTICIPATE.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER JEREMYCHEN SHOWS WHAT'S BEING DONE TOEDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE CENSUS.EXPECT TO SEE MORE CENSUSMATERIALS OVER THE NEXT MONTH-AS EVENTS IN LAS VEGAS KICKEDOFF.THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COUNTBEING STRESSED."WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THATNEVADA AND ESPECIALLY LAS VEGASRECEIVES ITS FAIR SHARE OFRESOURCES WHEN MONIES ARE BEINGALLOCATED AT A FEDERAL LEVEL."LAS VEGAS COUNCILMEMBER OLIVIADIAZ SAYS- OUTREACH IS UNDERWAYTO INFORM THE HISPANICCOMMUNITY ABOUT THE NEED TO BECOUNTED."THE LANGUAGE BARRIER IS HUGE,SO DOING PSA'S AND ADVOCACY INSPANISH IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT."SHE SAYS INFORMATIONAL SESSIONSLIKE THESE HELP EASE FEARS-ABOUT HOW THE INFORMATION WILLBE USEDESPECIALLY ONQUESTIONS OF IMMIGRATIONSTATUS, WHICH WON'T BE ON THECENSUS SURVEY.DIAZ ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION."YOUR PARTICIPATION EQUALSDOLLARS THAT CAN COME ANDBOLSTER A LOT OF SUPPORTIVESERVICES LIKE HOUSING AND FREEAND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAMS."FOR THE A-A-P-I COMMUNITY- THEDIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES PRESENTCHALLENGES- AS WELL ASINFORMING PEOPLE THE CENSUS ISNOT POLITICAL."I DON'T KNOW IF THE PERSON WASCONFUSED BETWEEN CAUCUS ANDCENSUS, SO THAT'S WHY THEYTHINK IT'S POLITICAL." THEIMMENSE GROWTH OF THE A-A-P-ICOMMUNITY IN NEVADA- IS ALSOSOMETHING COMMUNITY LEADERSWANT TO ACCURATELY REFLECT."IT'S GROWN SO MUCH THATEVERYDAY WE'RE TRYING TO CATCHUP.BACK IN 2010, THE CENSUS COUNTSAID THAT WE WERE AT 11% AND IREALLY THINK IT WASUNDERCOUNTED AT THE TIME."WITH THEIR TARGET OUTREACH- APLEA TO PARTICIPATE IN THEPROCESS."PLEASE TALK TO US.LET US WORK TOGETHER AND LET'SGET ALL OF OUR POPULATIONCOUNTED." JEREMY CHEN 13ACTION NEWS.JEREMY, THANK YOU.CLARK COUNTY WILL HOST A CENSUSRALLY NEXT MONTH.IT'S THURSDAY MARCH 12...THEFIRST DAY PEOPLE CAN TAKE THECENSUS ONLINE OR BY PHONE.THE RALLY WILL BE FROM 9 A-M TONOON AT THE CLARK COUNTYGOVERNMENT CENTER AMPHITHEATER.THERE WILL BE MUSIC, FOODTRUCKS AND GUEST APPEARANCES.