The AAPI toolkit includes graphics and sample posts for each advocacy day. We would like to encourage you to join us in highlighting three of their themes this week, outlined below.
March 26: How the Census Has Helped Our Communities
This advocacy day is dedicated to uplifting how the Census has helped communities. The Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter GIF created for this day says, “Did you know that the #2020Census is the only national source of disaggregated data?” They also created sample posts with facts about Pacific Islander, Hmong American, Pakistani American, and all AAPI communities. When sharing these posts, we encourage you to add “when we #CountAllKids, our communities receive funding for programs that help kids thrive”.
March 27: Counting EVERYONE in the Household
This is a great opportunity to remind AAPI communities to include everyone who lives with you, including young children. The Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter graphic says, “Make sure you count everyone who lives with you on the Census”. They have three sample posts, one which addresses new parents and reminds them to count their newborn.
March 30: Uplifting Folks in Non-traditional Housing
Educating families in non-traditional housing to count everyone at their address is very important for helping the undercount of young children. The sample tweets address many living situations, but you may want to use the AAPI graphic and insert language about grandparents, doubled up families, families staying at a residence temporarily, families that share custody of a child, or families that rent or live in multi-unit housing.
As you partner with the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans coalition for this AAPI Census week of action, please use the following social media hashtags and handles: #AAPI2020 #CountUsIn #CountAllKids @NCAPAtweets @CountAllKids.
