April 23, 2019 IN: Action Alerts, National

Tell your Congressional Representative that We Need Additional Southeast Asian American Language Translations for the 2020 Census

ACTION ALERT: Members of Congress Need to Hear From YOU

1. Contact your Congressional leader today.

2. Here’s what you can say:“My name is ____ from (city, state). I am calling Representative (name) to urge him/her to sign onto a letter circulated by Rep. Lori Trahan urging the Census Bureau to expand translated phone and online support of 2020 census materials in Khmer, Laotian, and Hmong. Many Southeast Asian American community members and elders who came to the US as refugees struggle with limited English proficiency, as well as poverty. We want to make sure they have the support they need to be accurately counted. Rep. Trahan’s letter has a deadline of May 3. Can I count on you to sign on?”3. If your Representative is Congresswoman Lori Trahan, consider calling, emailing, or sending her a tweet  to say thank you! You can say:

“My name is ____ from (city, state). As your constituent, I want to thank you for being a champion for the Southeast Asian American community by drafting a letter to the US Census Bureau urging additional phone and online translation support in Khmer, Laotian, and Hmong. Thank you for your leadership in ensuring that my community is accurately counted!”

4. Sign our pledge form to count yourself in for Census 2020. The link will take you to a Google form, where you can also indicate your interest in becoming a SEARAC Census Ambassador to help ensure an accurate count from the Southeast Asian American community. Lastly, we have included survey questions to inform our planning and creation of Census 2020 materials.