Hungarian American Coalition News, 2000 (9. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)
2000 / 1. szám
CENSUS 2000 BEGINS ON APRIL 1, 2000 The Hungarian American Communities Must be Counted You may have received or will soon receive the U.S. Census 2000 form in the mail. Most people will receive the short form. One, out of each 6 people, will receive a long form. It is critically important that, if you have the long form, to please fill out questions 10 and 11 which appear on page 4 of the questionnaire. We present here questions number 10 and 11 of the long form, Form D-2 of the Census Bureau: 10. What is this person's ancestry or ethnic origin? (For example: Italian, Jamaican, African Am., Cambodian... and so on.) 11. a. Does this person speak a language other than English at home? (Choice of yes or no) If yes, b.What is this language? (For example: Korean, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese) If you have not received your form please contact your local Census Office through the web http:// www.census.gov According to the last Census where national origin could be indicated, there were approximately 1.6 million American of Hungarian origin. It is critically important that as many as possible answer the ancestry or national origin question. We need to know our numbers to know our political strength and have the opportunity to receive benefits in Federal, state and local funding programs. As censusbased data is also essential to economic and public policy, it is extremely important for us to have a full count of US citizens and residents of Hungarian origin. Job Opportunities for Census Takers Temporary workers are being recruited to work with the Census Bureau at competitive salaries ranging from S8.25 to $18.25 an hour. Individuals interested in applying for a census job may call 1 -888-325- 7733. US citizenship is not required for these positions. By taking a job with the Census Bureau you can help yourself and your community by counting your fellow Hungarian American! For more information, please visit the website http://www.census.gov/iobs2000. 2 • Hungarian American Coalition • March 2000
