Participate in the 2020 U.S. Census to Shape Your Future and the Future of the Iranian Community

Why is an accurate count of Iranians in America so important? An accurate count can increase:

• • Awareness: This may lead to the designation of Iranians as a minority, which enhances employment, university admission, and loan qualification opportunities, grant funding for programs aimed at serving our community.
  • Funding: Iranians may be able to receive funding for community-specific work.
  • Political Influence: Officials campaigning for elected office will identify the Iranian community as a target constituency from which to solicit votes and target policy.
  • Public Service: Some local, state and national organizations are required to provide services that address the needs of a specific ethnic and minority community (i.e., Persian speaking nurses).
  • Civic Uses: Ethnic organizations depend wholly on ancestry data to identify, locate and mobilize their constituencies. Civil rights agencies also require ancestral data to monitor discrimination based on national origin.
  • Research Uses: Social scientists, journalists and other researchers rely on census and ACS data to study ethnic population groups, demographic trends, as well as economic and educational mobility.

If you would like to be counted as an Iranian, in your response to question number 9 mark [X] any single Race box that you most identify with, and make sure you write-in “IRANIAN” in the text-box below it.

Reference: Iranians Count Facebook page