With 50.3 percent of Federal Way residents as ethnic minorities in a state where 77 percent of citizens are Caucasian, and where the Federal Way Mirror is a reflection of the community it serves, the Mirror has set out to better reflect and understand the 93,425 residents in the city it covers.

Starting January, the Mirror will launch a three-month pilot project; which will include a monthly, one-page diversity section; which will be comprised of stories, columns and other media. These stories are not limited to ethnic diversity, but sociological diversity, which includes the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning) community, those with disabilities and those who are the disenfranchised minority.

To assist in this project, the Mirror is asking readers to complete a short survey of which the results will be published in the first diversity section on Jan. 8, 2016. The Mirror ensures anonymity for all who take the survey. Please answer the questions to the best of your ability. Thank you.

The survey can be taken here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/8PMTWTZ