About AAJC’s Census Campaign

Asian American Justice Center Census 2010 Campaigns 

The Asian American Justice Center is a national partner of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund’s national collaborative campaign to educate the nation about the importance of a fair and accurate census in 2010.  The other national partners are the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), and the NAACP.  Among other activities, the national campaign will conduct grassroots mobilization of community leaders around the importance of the census through outreach, dissemination of materials, and thirteen regional train-the-trainers briefings across the country. 

To complement the national collaborative campaign, in July 2009, AAJC launched its own initiative focused on the Asian American community to help ensure an accurate count in 2010.  As part of its campaign, AAJC launched its Census website – www.asianamericancensus.org – to provide general Census information, address why the Census is important to Asian Americans and to highlight the efforts of community based organizations across the nation to promote Census participation among Asian Americans.  AAJC has planned an aggressive nationwide campaign that will include mainstream, ethnic and blogosphere media outreach, community education, and social networking.  AAJC will translate many of its materials, including factsheets and toolkits, into about 15 languages and make them available for partners who need them.