
I filled a Census the very first time in my life. In the US, they do the Census every 10 years. In Japan, they do the full Census every 10 years, and the simplified Census at the 5th year mid point between the full Censuses. In 2000, both Japan and the US implemented the Census, but we move to the US in the middle of the year. It seems like we missed both countries' Census somehow. When selecting the race, I was glad to find "Japanese" and proudly marked on it. Usually, we are grouped together with others as an Asian or Pacific Islanders.