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Being Counted

Posted on April 27, 2020April 26, 2020 by Jo

I finally did my civic duty this weekend and filled out my census form. I noted with interest that this is the first time I remember being counted as part of the population of the United States. When I was young, we lived in Pakistan, so doubt I or my family were included in the…

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Count ’em Again, Just in Case

Posted on November 5, 2010July 10, 2024 by Jo

In August I wrote about being visited by China’s National Census takers.  In case you’re not up for checking out that post, here it is again: In those days the People’s Government issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Middle Kingdom. This is the first census that took place while…

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