Race data - More is NOT better!

1790:    US Census started collecting race data:  White, Black, Asian, Others

1882:   The Chinese Exclusion Act

The first law implemented to prevent a specific ethnic group from immigrating to the US. 

1890:  US Census start divide Asian Americans into Chinese, Japanese, India (Hindu). 

          Purpose:  “isolate Chinese”; “divide and conquer”

          Japanese American population of 1890 US census:  14,637

1924:  Immigration Act of 1924 – Quotes (2%) of new immigrates based on national origin. The baseline for quotes was from US census 1890. 

Canadians and Latin Americans were exempt from this act, however, the Japanese were completely shut out!  2% of 1890 population (14637) is 292.  Even 292 Japanese was too much for US in 1924!   

2016:  California AB1726 – subdivided Asian Americans (only Asian, not any other group ) into more groups

Conclusion:

Race Data has been used to discriminate against Chinese and Japanese.  Race data will inevitably be used against some groups again.

More data is not necessary better!

Immediate Action Required!

Please call your ASSEMBLY Member and State Senator and tell them AB1726 is a racist bill.      

REF:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1726_bill_20120216_introduced.html

http://losangeles.networkofcare.org/mh/legislate/state-bill-detail.aspx?bill=AB%201726&sessionid=2015000

http://svca.me/