Finding and Using Census Data on the Internet

Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Special Fee: $50
Instructors: Eric Wat, Melany de la Cruz & Dan Ichinose
Course Code: IM 1

Course Description:
This hands-on workshop teaches participants to navigate the census and other websites to find information about their communities, including demographic, economic, social health, and housing data. Data can be downloaded and presented in a clear and meaningful format for the purposes of grantwriting, community education, program design, strategic planning, and policy advocacy. Participants will learn how to create simple maps from web-based resources. Experts will be available to help participants create a profile of their community at the end of the session.

Instructor's Bio:
Eric C. Wat is the data manager of Special Service for Groups (SSG), a Census Information Center designed by the U.S. Census Bureau.  Eric oversees research and evaluation at SSG, manages community-based research projects, and provides training and technical assistance to SSG programs and other nonprofit organizations.  Eric is expert in using research for program design and strategic planning.  He teaches regularly at UCLA and CSU Long Beach.


Melany Dela Cruz-Viesca is the Assistant Director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the Managing Editor of AAPI Nexus, a nationwide journal focusing on Asian American & Pacific Islanders Policy, Practice, and Community issues. She has authored numerous articles on Asian Pacific American demographics, community and economic development, affordable housing and homeownership, small business development, and educational issues.

She also runs the Asian Pacific American Community Development Data Center, a joint project of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (CAPACD), and U.S. Census Bureau Census Information Center (CIC) Program

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