Census Archives - The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com/category/census/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Sat, 23 Jul 2022 07:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Census Archives - The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com/category/census/ 32 32 163009088 Despite all-out efforts the Census count fell in Chicago minority enclaves Part II https://www.chicagoreporter.com/despite-all-out-efforts-the-census-count-fell-in-chicago-minority-enclaves-part-ii/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/despite-all-out-efforts-the-census-count-fell-in-chicago-minority-enclaves-part-ii/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:18:48 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7845535 Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series identifying how local minority organizations picked up the mantle to attempt to increase the Census Bureau count to avoid Chicago losing necessary federal resources and political clout. Of all the red flags raised by the 2020 Census, one of the most concerning was the undercount […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/despite-all-out-efforts-the-census-count-fell-in-chicago-minority-enclaves-part-ii/feed/ 0 7845535 Census 2020: Asian Americans Stand to be Heard https://www.chicagoreporter.com/census-2020-asian-americans-stand-to-be-heard/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/census-2020-asian-americans-stand-to-be-heard/#respond Tue, 28 Sep 2021 20:06:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7844454 On the South Side of Chicago sits Chinatown, the historic lively business district concentrated primarily along Cermak Road and Wentworth Avenue. A staple among the many shops and cafes is the Triple Crown Restaurant, a family-owned icon serving dim sum and other delights for 25-years. More than a third of the City’s Chinese population calls […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/census-2020-asian-americans-stand-to-be-heard/feed/ 0 7844454 Census 2020: “Black people aren’t leaving Chicago…they’re being forced out” https://www.chicagoreporter.com/census-2020-black-people-arent-leaving-chicagotheyre-being-forced-out/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/census-2020-black-people-arent-leaving-chicagotheyre-being-forced-out/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2021 02:16:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7736391 The door opens as a chime announces the entrance of a customer, a woman who approaches the counter window to pick up her order of the Viola strawberry cheesecake. A few minutes later, the door opens again, the chime makes its customary welcome, and another customer makes a pick-up. This time it’s the Pecan Pleasure […]

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