From: Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Date: Fri Mar 17 2000 - 22:40:19 MST
Technotranscendence wrote:
>
> From: Deleted
> To: Deleted
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 5:16 PM
> Subject: Another reason to burn your census form
>
> I already tossed my census form in the garbage, but if I hadn't, this report
> certainly would make me do so. Of course, reports like this are merely
> indicitive of our government in less enlightened, less progressive times.
> Nothing like this could ever happen now, right?
> http://www.nytimes.com/00/03/17/news/washpol/census-internment.html
> Census Bureau Role Reported in Internment of Japanese-Americans
> By STEVEN A. HOLMES
>
> WASHINGTON -- Two scholars say in a new research paper that despite earlier
> denials, the Census Bureau was deeply involved in the roundup and internment
> of Japanese-Americans at the onset of American entry into World War II.
>
Sounds like the propaganda war has begun. Which way do asian americans
(esp japanese americans) lean? Dem or GOP? Who ever they tend against is
probably putting out these stories to reduce the reporting from these
demographic groups, since congressional district remappings are
determined by census data. Considering that the census is trying to
really discriminate (emphasis) between members of the different asian,
polynesian, and hispanic groups, I wouldn't be surprised that some
disinformation comes out about how bad the census is for those groups
too.
Mike Lorrey
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