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09 January 2008
Online Reading on Diversity
Population: A Lively Introduction (PDF 557k)
Population Reference Bureau, March 2007
Immigration: Shaping and Reshaping America (PDF 456k)
Population Reference Bureau, December 2006
Eyes on Youth
From university youth to behind-the-scenes campaign staffers, from activists to candidates, young people are at work shaping their world. What drives them? What are their hopes and aspirations? In this 2006-2007 weekly series, Voice of America reporters look at the issues affecting young people today.
Immigration – The Changing Face of America 2005
A series of articles (text and audio) by the Voice of America discusses the impact of immigrants on U.S. society and attitudes toward immigration, and profiles the diverse immigrant communities across the United States.
Diversity Spreads Out: Metropolitan Shifts in Hispanic, Asian, and Black Populations Since 2000
The Brookings Institution, March 2006
New Marriages, New Families: U.S. Racial and Hispanic Intermarriage (PDF 644k)
Population Reference Bureau, June 2005
Marriage and Family in a Multiracial Society
Russell Sage Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau, December 2004
(excerpt of a report)
Immigration and a Changing America
Russell Sage Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau, November 2004
(excerpt of a report)
The Lives and Times of the Baby Boomers
Russell Sage Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau, October 2004
(excerpt of a report)
Immigration and Fading Color Lines in America
Russell Sage Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau, July 2004
(excerpt of a report)
U.S. Growing Bigger, Older, and More Diverse
Population Reference Bureau, April 2004
Politics and Science in Census Taking
Russell Sage Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau, October 2003
(excerpt of a report)
Changing Faces: Immigrants and Diversity in the Twenty-First Century (PDF 382k)
Brookings Institution, June 2003. This is chapter 7 of Agenda for A Nation, published in 2003 by Brookings Institution
Now That I’m Here: What America’s Immigrants Have to Say about Life in the U.S. Today
Public Agenda, January 2003
The Washington Post: Census 2000
This page links to an extensive series of articles on the 2000 census that delineate the changes that have occurred in the U.S. population over the last decade. In addition, the site provides links to a census timeline, sample forms and a useful collection of background documents and resources.
