Reflect on what you've learned about how some communities become statistically underrepresented through methodological failures in census work. What are the implications for environmental racism?

Think about the similarities and differences between 'blood quantums' for Indigenous tribes and the 'one-drop rule' for Black people in America. How do these policies impact your view of statistics about race in the US?

Consider the horrific experience Japanese Americans had with Internment Camps, and the role that the "Statement of United States Citizen of Japanese Ancestry" questionnaire had in facilitating incarceration. How do you think marginalised communities should respond to reality that demographic bureaucracy has been used to actively harm them, when being counted is critical to accessing government funds and tracking institutional racism?

Identify some ways that social constructions of race – and how they change over time – impact our ability to capture long-term demographic data accurately. What is the value of quantitative population studies, given these challenges?

anything from today's materials or themes that you'd like to make sure we address or discuss further in class. (This is an optional question, and will be asked each week - use it to make notes to Becca if/whenever you want on anything you're confused or super passionate about, but don't feel pressured to give notes each week.)

This fully optional part of the Learning Log won't be graded by Becca - it's here in case you want to jot down anything for yourself about the readings, connections to assignments, links to other media, etc.