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Nonprofit, business, and community leaders were vital to ensuring a complete and accurate count during the 2020 Census. As trusted voices in their communities, the diverse group listed below represent some of the many leaders who played a key role in increasing census response rates among hard-to-count populations and raising awareness that completing the census was easy, safe, and important.
Hear their messages in these videos, and use the social media buttons above to share these videos with your community.
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Lucy Crespo
Lucy Crespo, CEO of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology, & Research Trust, shares how the 2020 Census will tell communities’ stories and influence the future.
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Quynh Pham
Quynh Pham, Executive Director for The Friends Little Saigon, shares how responding to the 2020 Census channels support and resources to communities like hers.
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Leanne Ferrer
Leanne Ferrer, a Native Hawaiian and the Executive Director of Pacific Islanders in Communications, explains why the U.S. Census is important.
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Aly Badra Kaba
Aly Badra Kaba, Director of the Mayor’s Office on African Affairs in Washington D.C., shares how the 2020 Census is meeting people where they are.
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Eunice Song
Eunice Song, Executive Director of the Korean American Coalition, Los Angeles, shares how participating in the 2020 Census is an important responsibility.
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Monica Ramirez
Monica Ramirez, Founder and President of Justice for Migrant Women, shares why people should not be afraid of participating in the census.
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Kapono Aluli Souza
Kapono Aluli Souza, a Native Hawaiian and cultural practitioner, explains why the U.S. Census is important to him and all Pacific Islanders.
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Amy Hinojosa
Amy Hinojosa, President & CEO of MANA, a National Latina Organization, shares how census data is crucial to building communities for Latino families to thrive.
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Mele Seini Kauvaka
Mele Seini Kauvaka, an Administrative Assistant at Pacific Islanders in Communications who is Tongan, explains why the U.S. Census is important.
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Keao Nesmith
Keao Nesmith, a Native Hawaiian and professor at the University of Hawai’i, explains why the U.S. Census is important to him and all Pacific Islanders.
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Rahira Makekau
Rahira Makekau, a Maori Cultural Performance Specialist at the Polynesian Cultural Center, explains why the U.S. Census is important to all Pacific Islanders.
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Dr. Johnnetta Cole
Dr. Johnnetta Cole, President and Chair of the Board of National Council of Negro Women, shares what a few minutes filling out the 2020 Census can achieve.
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Maya Berry
Maya Berry, Executive director of the Arab American Institute, shares why the 2020 Census is key to civic and political engagement of Arab Americans.
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Tevita Kaili
Tevita Kaili, a professor at Brigham Young University Hawai’i who is Tongan, explains why the U.S. Census is important to him and all Pacific Islanders.
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Teanaroa Worthington
Teanaroa Worthington, a Rarotongan, master pearl crafter, and Pacific Arts Festival Delegate, explains why the U.S. Census is important.
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Wellington Chen
Wellington Chen, Executive Director of the Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation, speaks on how census data informs resources.
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Leah Milne
Leah Milne, who is Marshallese and a Community Outreach Specialist at We Are Oceania, explains why the U.S. Census is important to her and all Pacific Islanders
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Juan Escalante
Juan Escalante, an immigration advocate, shares why immigrants should make their voices be heard by participating in the census.
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General Antonio Taguba
Antonio Taguba, Major General (Ret.), U.S. Army, and AARP Community Ambassador, shares how the 2020 Census is key to opportunities for the entire community.
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Alan Lai
Alan Lai, Fraud Prevention Specialist at AARP, shares why he participates in the 2020 Census.
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David Johns
David Johns, Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), shares how the LGBTQIA+ community’s participation is safe and secure.
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Isabela Silk
Isabela Silk, Consul General at Consulate General of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, explains why the U.S. Census is important to all Pacific Islanders.
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Ron Mori
Ron Mori, Senior Advisor at AARP who works with multicultural audiences across the country, speaks about how the 2020 Census will impact his community.
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Justin Cruz
Justin Cruz, a news and weather anchor who is Chamorroan, explains why the U.S. Census is important to him and all Pacific Islanders.
Contact the U.S. Census Bureau's Public Information Office for media inquiries or interviews.
Page Last Revised - August 31, 2022
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