Burmese Complete Count Committee (BCCC)

Please click the following link for the Burmese Complete Count Committee (BCCC) Kick-off meeting Agenda.

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Dear Community Leaders, News & Media Groups

You and your organizations are cordially invited to the southern California  Burmese Complete Count Committee  Kick-Off meeting for U.S. Census 2010.

Meeting will be held on coming Saturday, December  14, 2008. Here is the meeting information as follows:

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2008

Location: 629 E. Garvey Ave., (Behind East-West Dental)

Monterey Park, CA 91754

Time: 2:00 p.m – 4:00 p.m

Due to the limited timeline for the community partnership with Census 2010, we need to establish the very first Complete Count Committee including several sub-committees. There are 8 sub-committees have created with the guidelines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Here are the following 8 Sub-Committees:

(1) Burmese Joints Heritage
(2) Faith-Based Organizations/Groups
(3) Burmese Ethnic Organizations/Groups
(4) Businesses
(5) Professional, Health, Financial organizations/Groups
(6) News & Media
(7) Information Technology
(8) Young Profession & Students

see BCCC’s website for more detail info: http://uscensus4burmese.org/

Please feel free to comments on the above sub committees. Your comments and suggestions are highly appreciated.

PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE YOU AT MEETING!

Sincerely,

Aung M. Naing
Behalf of Burmese Complete Count Committee (BCCC), southern California

Welcome to the Burmese Complete Count Committee (BCCC).

Burmese population in the United States is unknown. Burmese American Community and the US Government, in general, are interested to know a complete count of the number of people of Burmese descent is in the United States.

What does Burmese mean? Burmese in general means everyone who is a descendent from current Burma or Myanmar. According to this definition, all ethnic groups and tribes who originated from the country Burma or Myanmar are included. Definition of Burmese is different from Bama. Burmese is inclusive of Mon, Karen, Rakhine, Chin, Kachin, Shan, Lisu, Bama, Kayah, Palaung, Padaung, Pa-O, etc.

From US Census’s point of view, Burmese are neglected, over-looked, and hard-to-reach. That put Burmese in the same group as others in our Burma’s neighbors such as Laos, Thais, Cambodians, and Malaysians.

Many questions arise regarding the Burmese population in the United States. What does lack of data means to the Burmese in the United States? Who cares how many Burmese are in the United States? We all should care about knowing the Burmese population in the US.

Every year, billions of dollars in the federal government funds are awarded to states and communities based on census data. During natural disasters and national emergencies, federal aids are distributed based on availability of heritage community census data. If Burmese data is not in the US Census Bureau, federal government assistance and money are not shared with Burmese population and Burmese community.

That is the reason why BCCC partners with US Census Bureau to get the most complete count of people of Burmese descent in 2010 Decennial US Census. For more information about 2010 Decennial US Census, please visit http://www.census.gov/2010census/.

We need everyone’s help. Let’s work together to get a complete count for Burmese population in the United States so that we are properly represented in our new country, the United States of America. Please visit our website for updates on how you can contribute to the Burmese community in the United States.

Thank you,

Burmese Complete Count Committee (BCCC)

http://www.USCensus4Burmese.org

Email: Contact@USCensus4Burmese.org