Charouay Messing posted on March 16, 2010 11:33
Census Day is coming up! Official Census forms will be mailed out this week, and AAI and its partners are working to ensure that the Asian American community is counted!
AAI and its partner organizations have volunteer opportunities at our Make Yourself Count Events to inform people about the Census, and encourage them to fill out their forms. The events are as follows, locations to be determined:
Chinatown Make Yourself Count Event
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Organized by: Chinese American Service League (CASL), Pui Tak Center
Korean Make Yourself Count Event
Date & Time: Friday, March 26, 2010, 1PM - 7PM
Organized by: Korean American Resource & Cultural Center (KRCC), Korean American Community Services (KACS), Korean American Women in Need (KANWIN)
Albany Park Filipino Make Yourself Count Event
Date & Time TBD
Organized by: Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment
West Ridge - Rogers Park South Asian Make Yourself Count Event
Date & Time: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 12PM - 2PM
Organized by: Indo American Center (IAC), Muslim Women Resource Center (MWRC), Apna Ghar, Hamdard Center, Metropolitan Asian Family Services
Edgewater Nepalese, Make Yourself Count Event
Date & Time: Monday March 22nd 4pm-8pm
Organized by: Chicagoland Nepali Pariwar (cnpariwaar@gmail.com)
Uptown Vietnamese, Chinese Make Yourself Count Event
Date & Time: Saturday, March 27, 2010; 10AM - 3PM
Organized by: Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA), Vietnamese Association of Illinois (VAI), Vietnamese Senior Association of Chicago (VSAI)
Uptown Cambodian Make Yourself Count Event
Date & Time: Saturday, March 27, 2010; 10AM - 3PM
Organized by: Cambodian Association of Illinois (CAI)
Northwest Suburbs Islamic Organizations Make Yourself Count Event
Date & Time: Sunday, March 28, 2010; 12PM - 3PM
Organized by: Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Peoria South Asian American Make Yourself Count Event
Date & Time: Sunday, March 28, 2010; Time TBD
Organized by: South Asian American Policy & Research Institute (SAAPRI)
Elgin Laotian Make Yourself Count Event
Date & Time: Sunday, March 28, 2010; 12PM - 4PM
Organized by: Lao American Organization of Elgin
Naperville Asian American Make Yourself Count Event
Date & Time: Saturday, March 27, 2010; Time TBD
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Ability to speak multiple languages is preferred but not required. In order to volunteer at these events you must attend a volunteer training. AAI will be hosting volunteer trainings at two times (volunteers only need to attend one of the trainings) :
Saturday, March 20
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Tuesday, March 23
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Snacks and beverages will be provided at each training, and will be held at the Bridgeview Bank Uptown building at 4753 N. Broadway in Chicago (exact room to be determined).
Please RSVP to Rich Pak (rich@aaichicago.org 773-271-0899 x107)
Please indicate which events you would like to volunteer for, and also indicate which training you would like to attend. In the event that you would still like to volunteer but cannot make either of those times, please contact us anyway.
Come if you want to learn more about the Census in general and /or if you want to become a volunteer with other organizations.
High school students: this can count towards your service learning hours!
The Asian American Institute (www.aaichicago.org) is the region's pan-Asian nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the Asian Pacific American community through advocacy, by utilizing research, education, and coalition-building. AAI is affiliated with the Asian American Justice Center, the Asian Law Caucus, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California.
