Iranians Count 2010 Census Coalition: Interview 2 of 5

2/13/10
Part 2 of 5

HOST:
-Parisa DeFaie

GUESTS:
-Nadia Babayi; Partnership Specialist, Bureau of the Census
-Mahasti Afshar; Executive Director, PAAIA and Member of the IACC
-Bita Milanian; Founder, Butterfly Buzz and Project Manager for the IACC

TOPIC:
Iranians/Iranian-Americans and 2010 U.S. Census

The 2010 United States Census provides the Iranian community in the United States the opportunity to stand up and be counted. Mandated by the United States Constitution, the Census is an official count of everyone residing in the United States that occurs every 10 years and includes people of all ages, races, and ethnic groups regardless of citizenship status. The Census is used as a benchmark for businesses, professional organizations, and government officials in determining how social services are allocated, the influence of a minority community, and funding for critical community programs. According to the 2000 Census, only 338,000 individuals were classified as Iranian Americans while the actual number is believed to be at least two or three times larger.

For details visit: http://IraniansCount.org

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=207942641175

Category:

Education

Tags:

• iranian
• american
• census
• 2010
• stand up
• iranianscount.org
• iacc
• tapesh
• persian
• iran
• parisa
• defaie
• mahasti
• afshar
• bita
• milanian
• nadia
• babayi
• butterfly
• buzz
• paaia