Transcript of Interview of Kenneth Prewitt by Daniel Sabbagh

Interview Transcript / April 2010 / Available in French and in English

This is the transcript of a video interview between Kenneth Prewitt, professor of public affairs at Columbia University and former director of the U.S. Census Bureau, and Daniel Sabbagh, Senior Research Fellow at CERI – Sciences Po and scientific advisor to the Equality of Opportunity Program. This conversation was part of a series of interviews produced by the French-American Foundation between Daniel Sabbagh and five American experts on the theme of equal opportunity.

The following themes were discussed:

• The Historical Background on Racial Classification
• The Race/Ethnicity Distinction
• The New Race Question in the 2000 Census
• The 2010 Census and Beyond

Video excerpts from the interview are on view here in the Video Library.

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