FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1999 Decennial Media Relations CB99-CR.10 301-457-3691/301-457-3620 (fax) 301-457-1037 (TDD) email: 2000usa@census.gov Nampeo McKenney 301-457-2075 Texas Nun Selected for Census Bureau's Advisory Committee on the Hispanic Population Texas resident, Sister Maria Gonzalez, president of the Mexican American Cultural Center in San Antonio, has been selected to sit on the Census Bureau's Advisory Committee on the Hispanic Population. "I am very pleased and honored to be appointed to the committee," Sister Maria said. "I know how important an accurate census count is to our community and I plan to work hand in hand with the Census Bureau to achieve this goal." The committee, along with the advisory committees on African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Asian and Pacific Islander populations, was established in 1995. The primary focus of the four committees is to advise the Census Bureau on its efforts to achieve an accurate count among the various racial and ethnic groups. The four committees are composed of persons from the public at large and representatives of national, regional and local organizations. Members of the committees are academicians, community leaders, policy planners, educators, members of religious organizations and private- sector data users who want to ensure an accurate count for Census 2000.-X-
