But I actually captured a large group of Arab Americans, and they were considered white by the U.S. census standards. And I think that's a challenge, particularly around redistricting. We want to keep communities of interest together. And The Arab American community in Astoria was ended up being split between my district and District 36, which is now Diana Moreno's district. So for me, it's really important that we have the data and the information that those districts are fairly drawn. And it's, again, it's keeping communities of interest together. (06:58–07:06)
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Asserts that the Arab American community in Astoria was split between Jessica González-Rojas's district and District 36 during redistricting.
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