In response to the escalation of immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, in partnership with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and community-based organizations, has released a series of analytical briefs on recent ICE arrest patterns. These studies reveal disproportionate impacts on Latino and Asian non-citizens, showing how political […]
Download Full Report (PDF) Authors: Paul M. Ong, Bryzen Enzo Morales, Chhandara Pech, Anne Yoon, and Naya Lee Date: July 2025 Institutions: UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge and UCLA Asian American Studies Center This report documents the history and post-war reestablishment of three Japantowns—Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo, Sacramento’s Japantown, and San Francisco’s Nihonmachi. Drawing on […]
CNK Director Paul Ong was mentioned in a Los Angeles Times article regarding one of the first single Black female homeowners in the Pacific Palisades in the 1960s. By 1970, Ong’s data analysis revealed that about 2% of all homeowners in Los Angeles County were Black women. Usually, however, most of the Black female homeowners […]
CNK Director Paul Ong was interviewed by the CBS Evening News about the consequences of wildfires in neighborhoods located at Altadena. He emphasized that “Altadena represents and epitomized the gains that were made during the Civil Rights movement, particularly in housing.” However, given the losses that these wildfires caused, he asserted that Altadena remains “a […]
A recent study by CNK and its research partners on the impact of the Eaton Fire on Altadena’s Black community was featured in a KTLA5 article. Chhandara Pech, researcher and deputy director at CNK underscore why government officials need to be more precise on the information they are distributing to neighborhoods. “Government agencies should not only […]
A recent study by CNK and its research partners on the impact of the Eaton Fire on Altadena’s Black community was featured in a KTLA5 article. Read more about it here: Eaton Fire disproportionately affected Black Altadena residents, UCLA study finds Photo Credits: Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
CNK Director Paul Ong and researchers recently published a research project at the UCLA Ziman Real Estate, through the Rosalinde and Gilbert Research Program. The project examines the direct consequences of California’s Alien Land Laws on homeownership among Asians during the first half of the 20th century. The project utilized multiple data sources, showcasing the […]