File #: 23-1387    Version: 1 Name: A RESOLUTION REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY LEGISLATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ASIAN AMERICAN AND MENA DATA COLLECTION
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 2/3/2023 In control: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
On agenda: 2/9/2023 Final action: 5/25/2023
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY LEGISLATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ASIAN AMERICAN AND MENA DATA COLLECTION WHEREAS, Cook County is one of the largest and most racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse counties in the country; and WHEREAS, Cook County Government is committed to supporting equitable, inclusive and accessible government; and WHEREAS, Cook County Government must collect accurate data to understand and serve the specific needs of its diverse communities; and WHEREAS, Asian Americans include people whose origins and ancestries lie in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent; and WHEREAS, Asian Americans include over 20 ethnicities speaking 2,300 languages and dialects; and WHEREAS, there were approximately 409,000 Asian American residents in Cook County representing 7.7% of the County's population according to the 2020 US Census; and WHEREAS, Asian Americans experienced a 28.2...
Sponsors: JOSINA MORITA, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, MONICA GORDON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, MAGGIE TREVOR
Attachments: 1. 1 Offices Under the President, 2. 2 CCSO Sheriff, 3. 3 Assessor, 4. 4 Board of Review_, 5. 5 AA MENA Clerk of the Circuit Court, 6. 6 Cook County Clerk Presentation, 7. 7 Office of the Chief Judge, 8. 8 State's Attorney, 9. 9 Treasurer Office, 10. A Public Defender's Office, 11. B Cook County Health
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY LEGISLATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ASIAN AMERICAN AND MENA DATA COLLECTION

WHEREAS, Cook County is one of the largest and most racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse counties in the country; and

WHEREAS, Cook County Government is committed to supporting equitable, inclusive and accessible government; and

WHEREAS, Cook County Government must collect accurate data to understand and serve the specific needs of its diverse communities; and

WHEREAS, Asian Americans include people whose origins and ancestries lie in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent; and

WHEREAS, Asian Americans include over 20 ethnicities speaking 2,300 languages and dialects; and

WHEREAS, there were approximately 409,000 Asian American residents in Cook County representing 7.7% of the County's population according to the 2020 US Census; and

WHEREAS, Asian Americans experienced a 28.2% population increase, the highest population growth rate in Cook County between 2010 and 2020, according the US Census Bureau; and

WHEREAS, Cook County recognizes Asian Americans as a minority group; and

WHEREAS, Cook County recognizes the rise in anti-Asian hate and discrimination; and

WHEREAS, Cook County does not comprehensively or consistently collect data on Asian Americans; and

WHEREAS, MENA is a collective term for people whose origins and ancestries lie in the Middle East and North Africa; and

WHEREAS, MENA include 24 nationalities and ethnicities; and

WHEREAS, according to an analysis by AMVOTE PAC, there were approximately 167,000 registered MENA voters in Cook County; and

WHEREAS, Illinois has the 4th largest MENA population in the US and the Chicago Metropolitan area is home to the fourth largest urban concentration of MENA populations in the US, according to 5 Year American Community Survey data 2010-2014; and

WHEREAS, Cook County recognizes that the MEN...

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