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Census 2010: South Asians Count!

Census 2010 Resources:

Why should you participate?

Census 2010 Campaign

Register for Census Webinar

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Why Should You Participate in the Census?

Census 2010 is around the corner and it is critical for South Asians to accurately complete and return the Census forms. SAALT is announcing the launch of a new Census 2010: South Asians Count! Campaign with important information and resources.

Why should YOU participate in the Census?

Information gathered through the Census affects your everyday lives and neighborhoods by determining where the government will build roads, schools and hospitals in your community.
Information gathered through the Census affects your political power. It decides how many representatives your district will have in Congress.
Information gathered through the Census affects South Asians. Do you want to know which states have the largest South Asian populations? Or how many South Asians there are in the country? The Census will provide that information.

Census Day is April, 1, 2010!

SAALT Launches Census 2010 Campaign!

Our new Census 2010: South Asians Count! Campaign includes: census factsheets

Translated factsheets** on Census 2010 with FAQs and information about "Answering the Race Question"
Resources including translated materials, videos, and local contact information

**All factsheets are translated into Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Nepali, Punjabi, Tamil, and Urdu.

Register for a Community Webinar on Census 2010 (March 3rd at 4pm EST)

Learn more about the Census and how you can be a Census Ambassador in your local community!

Register for our community webinar on March 3rd at 4PM EST. We will discuss how the Census Bureau will be treating responses to the "Race" question, how the results will affect the South Asian community, and how YOU can ensure that South Asians count in Census 2010.

Click here to register for a public webinar on March 3rd at 4pm EST.

We will also be holding a webinar on March 1st at 3pm EST for ethnic media outlets who would like to learn more about Census 2010 and how they can participate in the campaign.

Click here to register for the media webinar (media only)

South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT)s a national, nonpartisan, non-profit organization that elevates the voices and perspectives of South Asian individuals and organizations to build a more just and inclusive society in the United States. SAALT is the coordinating entity of the National Coalition of South Asian Organizations (NCSO), a network of 39 organizations that serve, organize, and advocate on behalf of the South Asian community across the country.

Pakistani American Association of Connecticut (PAACT)

Who we are...

Pakistani American Association of Connecticut (PAACT) is a voluntary mass organization of ALL Pakistanis regardless of their residential status, socio-economic standing, and political, ethnic, or sectarian sensibilities. Its primary function is to provide a focus for organizing the social and cultural life of our community. On occasions, when a general consensus exists within the community, it works for and takes public positions on issues of interest to the community. Constitutionally it is a democratic and egalitarian grouping of equals and does not entertain any classifications amongst its members on any basis whatsoever. It engages in social, cultural, and educational programs under the authority of the general body and under the provisions of its constitution, in order to serve Pakistanis in particular, and the American society in general.