Queens immigrant population keeps booming – NY Daily News

More than 75,000 new immigrants streamed into Queens over the past three years — the biggest influx of newcomers in the entire city, Department of City Planning data shows. Source: Queens immigrant population keeps booming – NY Daily News

2010 Census Hard-To-Count Interactive Map & New York City’s Asian Population

The Census 2010 Hard-To-Count Interactive Map provides a powerful, interactive mapping tool for community groups, local governments, the media, public officials, and others to help boost participation in the 2010 Census. The mapping site not only pinpoints census tracts that the U.S. Census Bureau considers difficult to enumerate, it also displays the detailed demographic and … Read more

Growth and Diversity of Asian Population in New York: Implications for Community-Based Policy and Research

The paper highlights key demographic trends and settlement patterns of Asian New Yorkers using sources including Census and Immigration and Naturalization Service’s data. Based on these patterns underscoring dramatic growth and diversity, and the settlement of Asians in “global” neighborhoods, the paper discusses findings based on a recent community survey conducted with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund. The survey findings highlight common concerns and issues which inform a community-based policy and research agenda for Asian Americans in NYC.

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