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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 2012 Census Bureau Establishes National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations The U.S. Census  Bureau announced today the establishment of the National Advisory Committee on  Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations. The Census Bureau has also named the  committee's members and leadership. The National Advisory Committee will  advise the Census Bureau on a wide range of variables that affect the cost,  accuracy and implementation of the Census Bureau's programs and surveys,  including the once-a-decade census. The committee, which is comprised of 32 members  from multiple disciplines, will advise the Census Bureau on topics such as  housing, children, youth, poverty, privacy, race and ethnicity, as well as lesbian,  gay, bisexual, transgender and other populations. "We expect that the expertise of  this committee will help us meet emerging challenges the Census Bureau faces in  producing statistics about our diverse nation," said Thomas Mesenbourg, the Census  Bureau's acting director. "By helping us better understand a variety of issues  that affect statistical measurement, this committee will help ensure that the  Census Bureau continues to provide relevant and timely statistics used by  federal, state and local governments as well as business and industry in an  increasingly technologically oriented society." The members are: John  Bouman, president and advocacy director, Sargent Shriver National Center on  Poverty Law
  Jerlean  Daniel, executive director, National Association for the Education of Young  Children
  Sheldon  H. Danziger, Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public  Policy, University of Michigan
  Neil  Donovan, executive director, National Coalition for the Homeless
    Angelo  Falcón, president and founder, National Institute for Latino Policy
    Saeed Fahia, executive director, Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota
  Irwin  Garfinkel, Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems,  Columbia University School of Social Work
  Eric  Hamako, doctoral candidate in social justice education, University of  Massachusetts
  Kathleen  Mullan Harris, James E. Haar Distinguished Professor of Sociology,  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Hassan  Jaber, executive director, ACCESS
  Jacinto  P. Juarez, dean emeritus, Laredo Community College
  Shawn  Malia Kana'iaupuni, director, Public Education Support Division, Kamehameha  Schools
  Ditas  Katague, chief of staff, California Public Utilities Commission
  Akram  Khater, director, Middle East Studies Program, North Carolina State  University
  Wei  Li, professor, Asian Pacific American Studies and geography, Arizona State  University
  Don  Loudner, first commander, National American Indian Veterans Inc.
  Linda  Marc, education and curriculum development  director,  Harvard School of Public Health
  Kirsten  Martin, assistant professor, School of Business, George Washington  University
  Leigh  McGee, co-owner, OSIYO Consulting and Council House Institute
  Mary  A. McGehee, survey unit section chief, Arkansas Department of Health
  Bernie  Miller, pastor, New Covenant Fellowship Church, Chattanooga, Tenn.
  Sandra  Newman, professor of policy studies, Johns Hopkins University
  Gloria  O'Neill, president and CEO, Cook InLet Tribal Council Inc.
  Sela  Panapasa, assistant  research scientist,  University of Michigan
  Victor  Kaiwi Pang, past president, Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Alliance
  Charlotte  Patterson, professor, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia
  Karen  Pittman, co-founder, president and CEO, The Forum for Youth Investment
  Altagracia  Ramos, founder, Ohio Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
  Neel  Saxena, grant manager/program coordinator, Government of the District of  Columbia
  Shane  Snowdon, director, LGBT Health and Aging Program, Human Rights Campaign  Foundation
  Barry  Steinhardt, chair, Friends of Privacy USA
  Paul  Watanabe, director, Institute for Asian American Studies, University of  Massachusetts, Boston The  Census Bureau has named Watanabe as the committee's chair and Pittman as the  vice chair. The National Advisory Committee members, who serve at the  discretion of the Census Bureau director, are chosen to serve based on  expertise and knowledge of the cultural patterns, issues and/or statistical  needs of hard-to-count populations.
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