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A campaign to ensure that Asian Pacific Americans in New York City and New York State are accurately counted and represented

Why Data Disaggregation?

Asian Pacific Americans (APA) in New York State are incredibly diverse, with a wide variety of ethnicities, cultures, religions, and languages. They are by percentage the fastest growing group in the country and New York State , which is home to the second largest APA population of all states. There are currently 1.9 million residents of Asian descent ~ 9% of the NY State’s population.

Data disaggregation is integral to accurately addressing language, health, and social service needs for the growing and diverse New York State APA community.

The APA community in New York State is almost 70% immigrant . While APAs are often misrepresented as a homogeneous group, they are an extremely diverse group. Although Asian American communities in this state share geographical and cultural commonalities, they also experience diverse social, educational, health, and economic differences that are unique to their respective communities . Aggregated and inaccurate data masks the diversity of experiences and the real challenges many APA children and families face.

CACF

Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) is the nation’s only pan-Asian children and families’ advocacy organization bringing together community-based organizations as well as youth and community allies to fight for equity for Asian Pacific Americans (APAs).

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