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Overall population growth slowed dramatically over the past decade. The growth that did occur — an increase of about 23 million people — was made up entirely of people who identified themselves as Hispanic, Asian, Black and more than one race, according to the data, the first racial and ethnic breakdown from the 2020 census.

This rise in food insecurity results from a combination of factors. Asian Americans were disproportionately impacted by pandemic job losses. Many worked in restaurants, salons, and other sectors where jobs evaporated during quarantine. In New York City, unemployment among Asian Americans rose to 25 percent in 2020, more than that of any other racial group.

“Most of our seniors had no resources to do that. It has to be the strong work of community-based organizations,” one nonprofit group leader said.

Residents did not respond to a multitude of questions about sex, race, Hispanic background, family relationships and age, even when providing a count of the number of people living in the home, according to documents released by the agency. Statisticians had to fill in the gaps.

Combating the Chinese government’s economic, scientific, and technological inroads has long been a focus of both political parties. But the way lawmakers have framed the importance of checking the Chinese government — from proposing sweeping legislation aimed at blocking Chinese students from studying STEM fields in the US to remarks casting the country as an … Read more