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    "ocrText": "04/23/98 THU 11:25 FAX 202 690 7318\nDHHS/ASPA\n5\n024\nQ:\nThe tobacco industry has traditionally supported the racial/ethnic minority\npopulation and their educational, religious, and community organizations. What\neffect has this had on tobacco use among racial/ethnic minority groups?\nA:\nChanging community values around tobacco use would in many instances help to\ndecrease tobacco-use rates in racial/ethnic minority communities. This may help to\nexplain why there has been more emphasis placed on working with community groups\nand grassroots organizations. The basic idea is to build broad-based coalitions to\npromote the rejection of tobacco use. Given the historical role played by the tobacco\nindustry in the daily life of many racial/ethnic minority communities--supporting their\norganizations, programs, and leaders--it is understandable why strong anti-tobacco-use\nvoices would be slow to emerge. This situation was compounded by a lack of\nracial/ethnic minority research regarding tobacco. Racial/ethnic minority community\nleaders were able to secure tremendous amounts of tobacco industry support but minimal\nsupport from other legitimate research institutions. Naturally, the emergence of strong\nnon-tobacco use cultural norms was not encouraged. What is more, racial/ethnic minority\ncommunities have been overwhelmed with massive billboards and advertising campaigns\nglamorizing tobacco use. Nonetheless, there are indications of an emerging awareness in\nracial/ethnic minority communities of the true hazard of tobacco use along with a\nnoticeable increase in community involvement in the tobacco-control movement.\nQ:\nHow important is tobacco to the economy of racial/ethnic minority communities?\nA:\nTobacco and the tobacco industry have historically had considerable economic impact on\nracial/ethnic minority communities, apart from the toll in health, productivity, and\nmedical costs that result from tobacco use. Contributions made to racial/ethnic minority\ncommunities by the tobacco industry have been very important because: (1) they have\nbeen made over a period of many years; (2) they have been comprehensive, addressing\nthe economic, cultural, social, and political infrastructure of the communities; and\n(3) they have been large in magnitude, particularly when compared to other sources of\npromotional funding available to racial/ethnic minority communities.\nThe African American community provides the longest historical record of dependence\non tobacco and/or tobacco industry infrastructure. Africans were compelled as slaves to\ngrow tobacco and ironically some used it as a cash crop to buy themselves out of slavery.\nThis beginning defines the historical contradiction of the African American community\nand the tobacco industry. Today, over 22% of employees in the tobacco industry are\nAfrican American.\nThe tobacco industry is quite diverse in its contributions, providing large sums to cultural,\neducational, and training programs. The most poignant example is a statement by a\nrepresentative of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company who stated that for them the tobacco\n10"
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