A Demographic Portrait of Asian Americans
(2004) The following excerpt is from the report A Demographic Portrait of Asian Americans, by Yu Xie and Kimberly Goyette and published by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau.
Area of Expertise: The U.S. Census and Public Data
Gender Inequality at Work
(2004) Women’s increased participation in paid work is a central change in gender relations over the last 50 years. The question is no longer whether the average woman will work or not, but rather when during her life course she will work.
Latinos and the Changing Face of America
(2004) Over the last 100 years, few racial or ethnic groups have had as great an impact on the demography of the United States as Latinos. In 1900, there were only slightly more than 500,000 Latinos.
Population Growth and Deforestation: A Critical and Complex Relationship
(2004) During the last two decades, agricultural expansion, logging, development, and other human activities caused the deforestation of more than 120,000 square kilometers each year.
U.S. Growing Bigger, Older, and More Diverse
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(2004) Within the next few years, the U.S. population — currently estimated at 293 million — is expected to reach twice its 1950 level of 151 million.
Zimbabwe’s Political and Economic Problems Hinder Effective Response to AIDS
By asoares
(2004) The HIV/AIDS epidemic is the dominant reproductive health issue in Zimbabwe, a country of more than 12 million people who are facing extreme economic, social, and political turmoil.
Urbanization: An Environmental Force to Be Reckoned With
(2004) Human beings have become an increasingly powerful environmental force over the last 10,000 years. With the advent of agriculture 8,000 years ago, we began to change the land.1
L’urbanisation: une force environnementale incontournable
(Avril 2004) Les êtres humains sont devenus une force environnementale d’importance croissante ces dernières 10 000 années.
Economic, Social, and Demographic Losses and Gains Among American Indians
(January 2004) Providing an overview of American Indians and Alaska Natives* is difficult because it is such a diverse population and the complexities of past and current native life-ways and social customs are so vast.
Asian-American Children Are Members of a Diverse and Urban Population
(2004) Asians in the Americas date back to the arrival of Chinese and Filipino crews of the galleon trade between Manila and Acapulco starting in the 16th century.