Hansi Lo Wang

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New Acting Director To Oversee 'High Risk' 2020 Census

Thursday, June 29, 2017

A leadership shuffle at the U.S. Census Bureau is underway as the agency faces funding issues and other challenges in preparing for the 2020 Census.

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Collecting LGBT Census Data Is 'Essential' To Federal Agency, Document Shows

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

The census director said "there was no federal data need" to collect sexual orientation and gender identity data. But documents show the Housing Department and other agencies requested it.

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Wife Of GOP Baseball Practice Shooter Speaks Out

Thursday, June 15, 2017

For the first time since the shooting, the wife of James T. Hodgkinson spoke to reporters on Thursday. Hodgkinson opened fire on members of Congress at baseball practice in suburban Washington, D.C.

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Congressional Baseball Practice Shooting Puts Spotlight On Political Divide

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Before coming to Virginia, the Alexandria gunman lived in Belleville, Ill. Residents there were shocked by Wednesday's shootings, and say they're concerned about the nation's increasing political divides.

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Neighbors Describe The Man Who Opened Fire At A Baseball Practice

Thursday, June 15, 2017

The FBI says James Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill., shot and wounded five people, including Rep. Steve Scalise. We talked with his neighbors in Belleville.

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Morning News Brief: Russia Investigation Widens; Neighbors Discuss Baseball Shooter

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post talks about the widening Russia investigation, reported to include Trump. And we hear from neighbors of the gunman who shot at Republican members of Congress.

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Interracial Marriages Face Pushback 50 Years After Loving

Monday, June 12, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court legalized marriages between people of different races 50 years ago. But some interracial couples today say they sometimes feel unaccepted in the U.S.

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Steep Rise In Interracial Marriages Among Newlyweds 50 Years After They Became Legal

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Today, one in six newlyweds marry someone outside their race, which appears to allude to a more accepting society.

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Mexicans No Longer Make Up Majority Of Immigrants In U.S. Illegally

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Mexicans made up half of the 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. last year, according to new estimates by the Pew Research Center. There are growing numbers from Central America and Asia.

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Maine's Immigrants Boost Workforce Of Whitest, Oldest State In U.S.

Thursday, April 20, 2017

New immigrants are projected to be the main driver of the U.S. workforce over the next 20 years. That trend is already playing out in Maine, which has an aging white population with a low birth rate.

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Young Women Make Economic Strides As Young Men Fall Behind In U.S.

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

More young men are "falling to the bottom of the income ladder," while young women drive growth in the number of young people working full time in the U.S., according to a new Census Bureau report.

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On Police Treatment, Asian-Americans Show Ethnic, Generational Splits

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Younger Asian-Americans are more likely to cite unequal treatment by police than older generations, according to a survey of Asian-American voters who are also split on the issue along ethnic lines.

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Trump Lost More Of The Asian-American Vote Than The National Exit Polls Showed

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Less than one-fifth of voters in the fastest-growing racial group in the U.S. supported Donald Trump in the 2016 election, according to new results from the largest exit poll of Asian-American voters.

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U.S. Census To Leave Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Questions Off New Surveys

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

"Sexual orientation and gender identity" was listed in a Census Bureau report as a proposed topic for the 2020 Census or the American Community Survey. But the topic was later removed.

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Run-Up To Census 2020 Raises Concerns Over Security And Politics

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Results from the U.S. Census in 2020 could remake the political map. Some census experts say the stakes for the upcoming national headcount are higher than normal.

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Release Of Possible Topics For 2020 Census Raises Concerns

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

The U.S. Census Bureau is set to release proposed topics for questions in the 2020 census. Some demographers are worried that the census will become too politicized under the Trump administration.

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Travel Ban

Thursday, March 16, 2017

A Hawaii judge has halted President Trump's second travel ban just hours before it was set to take effect.

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New York City Bodegas And The Generations Who Love Them

Friday, March 10, 2017

Small grocery stores known as bodegas were once the cornerstones of New York City's Puerto Rican community. The industry has transitioned between ethnic groups, including now the Yemeni community.

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How America's Idea Of Illegal Immigration Doesn't Always Match Reality

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

Border crossers, farm laborers, new arrivals from Mexico: There's no shortage of stereotypes about people living in the U.S. illegally. But the statistics tell a different story.

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Refugee Families Will Have To Get A Handle On Revised Travel Order

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

Under President Trump's new executive order, refugees can still enter the U.S. until March 16. Advocates are concerned that the upcoming 120-day suspension means others will have to wait for years.

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