This image provided by the U.S. Census Bureau shows an advertisement promoting minority involvement in the 2010 Census. Photo: APWashington, D.C
Friday, 07 May 2010
As the US completes a new national census, one group in California is working to have more Cambodian-Americans participate and gain the benefits of better representation.
Sara Pol-Lim, executive director of the United Cambodian Community, a group based in Long Beach, told “Hello VOA” on Thursday Cambodians can benefit politically, economically and socially by taking part in the census.
An estimated 300,000 Cambodians live in the US, but only about 100,000 show up on the census, she said. That means they lose a voice within their communities and government.
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