Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities continue to grow steadily, the 2020 census data show.
The Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities continue to grow steadily, the 2020 census data showed.
The communities confront multiple barriers to census participation including distrust in the census, as well as a lack of outreach, experts say. Since then, grassroots and community organizations put forth aggressive efforts to not only push back on the question, but also encourage community members to participate in the census, and soothe fears after the question was eventually scrapped.
“As more Asians live in the United States, it attracts more Asians who want to reunite with family and see the country as a place to settle down,” he said. Ramakrishnan said the actual growth in the population of children in multiracial families has risen, however changes in the way the race question was asked likely plays a role in the steep rise in the multiracial population. He said more people were likely to identify as multiracial in 2020 compared to 2010, especially with the census allowing participants to fill in their own race.
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