今年十年才一次的人口普查， 请记得在 Race 一栏圈选 Other Asian， 然後在下面写上「Taiwanese」， 千万别因为找不到 Taiwanese 这栏又觉得麻烦，就直接圈选 Chinese。 这有差吗？也许有人会问。 当然有差啦。如果你是美国政府，在分配资源的时候， 你会留一小块给那个普查结果不存在的族群吗？ 如果美国政府以为在美台湾人只有小猫两三只， 那各级团体将来在归类台湾为「Taiwan, a province of China」时， 还需要客气吗？ 台湾人到时再来抗议，有力道吗？ 最重要的是，我明明就是台湾人，拿着台湾的护照，取着台湾的名字， 为什麽我偏偏得要在普查的时候用别的「代号」？ 不需要，不需要。我是台湾人， I am Taiwanese，这是事实，简单明了。 就像我们在填写任何文件的时候一定都是据实以告一样， 写 US census 时，请大家也诚实地告诉美国政府：I am Taiwanese。 ※ 引述《trapezoid (　饱满)》之铭言： : to 版上各位版友 :) 关於2010美国全民普查 : http://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/census2010/ (颇可爱的短片~) : Please tell your friends, family, and anyone else you know that is : Taiwanese American to check "Other Asian" in Section 9, and write in : "Taiwanese." : As some of you may already know, the US Census is taking place this year. : The US Census counts everyone residing in the United States -- in all 50 : states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas-- as : mandated by the US Constitution every ten years. Forms have began to ship : out and are due April 1st, 2010. : Recent projections estimate that there are over 1 MILLION Taiwanese : in the United States, but the 2000 Census recorded only 144,795 people. : In order to correct this undercount a national campaign has started to inform : Taiwanese people to "Write in Taiwanese" on their Census forms. : Why is this important? Census data is used to distribute CONGRESSIONAL SEATS : to states, to make decisions about what COMMUNITY SERVICES to provide, and to : distribute $400 BILLION in federal funds to local, state and tribal governments : each year. : Please visit this website for more information and to view a Public Service : Announcement that was filmed to bring awareness to this undercount. : http://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/census2010/ : Thank you and please spread the word!! --

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