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Podcast: Dimensions of Diversity
Episode: The Effect of Census Information on Development and Policy with Meeta Anand
Description: On this episode of Dimensions of Diversity, Lloyd Freeman speaks with Meeta Anand, Senior Director of Census and Data Equity for the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.The discussion highlights how the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by their race and ethnicity. This includes new options for the first time since 1977 under the question of "What is your race and/or ethnicity?" New categories include “Middle Eastern or North African” (also known as MENA) and “Hispanic or Latino.” Meeta says these changes will achieve more accurate representation of the population as a whole...