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Kababayans urged to participate in the "2010 Census"



25 February 2010
–Consul  General Leoncio R. Cardenas calls on the Filipino community to participate in the US Census 2010, the decennial national census of the United States population.   

“I encourage all Filipinos to participate in this year’s census. An accurate count of the true size and composition of the Filipino community means more opportunities and benefits,” Consul General Cardenas said.


Census data serves as a basis for determining the number of seats for each state in the U.S. House of Representatives and affects the allocation of federal funding of essential social services and community programs that would benefit members of the community.


In US Census 2000, there were 275,728 Filipinos, either alone or in combination with other races,  making the Filipino population the second-largest Asian population in the State of Hawaii (after the Japanese). 


For further information visit www.census.gov/2010 Census or call Los Angeles Census Office at 1-818-435-6332. END.