Thread: US 2010 Census: Stand up and have your ethnic group counted

Beginning in the month of March, Census forms will be mailed to every household and address in the USA .

As part of the efforts to improve ethnic visibility in the US, and showcase our numerical strength, we are encouraging every ethnic man and woman to do the following:


1. Take your civic responsibility of making sure that you and your family are counted very seriously.

2. Fill the form as soon as possible and return before the April 1, 2010 deadline.

3. Take out time to encourage your friends and neighbors (especially those who may not use the internet a lot) to participate.

4. Choose to "Be Counted as Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa or whatever you are" by filling out the Census form as instructed below:

There are 10 questions in the Census form that you will fill. With regards to question #9: WHAT IS A PERSON 1’s RACE?,

a) First mark an “X” in the Second box from the top, (“Black, African American or Negro”)

b) Next, mark “X” on the last box (“some other race”) and in the row of boxes provided, print your ethnic group for example "IGBO".

The goal of this exercise is to allow the Bureau of Census;

• *To collect specific demographic information for the first time from a large number of Ndiigbo in the US

• To identify your ethnic group as a distinct ethnic minority like the Vietnamese, Native Hawaiians, Japanese, and Filipinos etc.

• *Establish your ethnic group as an ethnic group to collect data on in subsequent Census exercises.

Let us give our children and grand children a rallying point. Let them have a name they can proudly call themselves. Let them have a reference point in their lives as they live away from our homeland.

Stand up and be counted as Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa or whatever you are

I'm from Mars...And I must be counted!

Originally Posted by Sola

I'm from Mars...And I must be counted!

Ok Martian

Also census enumerator jobs are a cool way to make some extra cash. i did it in 2000 and boy that summer was good. the compensation is not bad at all.

Originally Posted by Sola

I'm from Mars...And I must be deported!

I fixed your typo.... No thanks needed...

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Originally Posted by bigmomma

Also census enumerator jobs are a cool way to make some extra cash. i did it in 2000 and boy that summer was good. the compensation is not bad at all.

Originally Posted by NTB

The Census Bureau is looking to fill thousands of temporary jobs across the country. Work will last anywhere from one month to five months, with pay varying from $13-$19 per hour. Training for these positions has already begun! Anyone interested should call (866) 861-2010 to locate his or her local testing site. All applicants will take a 30-minute basic skills test and must get 70% correct to be hired.

I hope that everyone will do his or her part to encourage participation in the 2010 census. The census data is used to determine not only political representation at every level of government, but also to allocate millions of dollars of funding for vital social services programs. You cannot afford to go uncounted!

More information can be found at Census Bureau Home Page and Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

Originally Posted by NTB

Beginning in the month of March, Census forms will be mailed to every household and address in the USA .

As part of the efforts to improve ethnic visibility in the US, and showcase our numerical strength, we are encouraging every ethnic man and woman to do the following:


1. Take your civic responsibility of making sure that you and your family are counted very seriously.

2. Fill the form as soon as possible and return before the April 1, 2010 deadline.

3. Take out time to encourage your friends and neighbors (especially those who may not use the internet a lot) to participate.

4. Choose to "Be Counted as Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa or whatever you are" by filling out the Census form as instructed below:

There are 10 questions in the Census form that you will fill. With regards to question #9: WHAT IS A PERSON 1’s RACE?,

a) First mark an “X” in the Second box from the top, (“Black, African American or Negro”)

b) Next, mark “X” on the last box (“some other race”) and in the row of boxes provided, print your ethnic group for example "IGBO".

The goal of this exercise is to allow the Bureau of Census;

• *To collect specific demographic information for the first time from a large number of Ndiigbo in the US

• To identify your ethnic group as a distinct ethnic minority like the Vietnamese, Native Hawaiians, Japanese, and Filipinos etc.

• *Establish your ethnic group as an ethnic group to collect data on in subsequent Census exercises.

Let us give our children and grand children a rallying point. Let them have a name they can proudly call themselves. Let them have a reference point in their lives as they live away from our homeland.

Stand up and be counted as Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa or whatever you are

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Originally Posted by sidney

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