COVID-19 has hit small businesses hard in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Independent bookstores like Vroman’s in Pasadena and Chevalier’s Books in Larchmont Village – longtime fixtures in their neighborhoods that are on the brink of closure. Thankfully, customers have been rallying to their cause but mom and pop shops and eateries everywhere are on […]
The Census ends in the early hours of Friday morning — midnight Hawaii time. The Supreme Court earlier this week allowed the Trump administration to cut the Census count short by about two weeks. The justices gave no explanation for the decision. Justice Sonya Sotomayor dissented. It’s a big win for the Trump administration. It […]
A recently published Los Angeles Time article featured ongoing research by CNK affiliates, centering on the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses throughout the Greater Los Angeles area. Specifically, businesses in ethnic enclaves and neighborhoods have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. “On average, businesses in ethnic neighborhoods … are not faring as well,” […]
Adding to the long list of things affected by the pandemic is the U.S. Census. This year, Census officials said that they would not be able to do an accurate count by the December 31 deadline, so they asked Congress for an extension. However, the Trump administration turned around and ordered the count to stop […]
A new website known as the Movement Hub was developed by the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge (CNK) to serve as a centralized platform to amplify on-the-ground activism and organizing by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The website offers resources for and by AAPI organizations to promote cross-racial unity. “It’s our hope that this site […]
Released earlier today, this new report by CNK consists of a series of policy briefs covering the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 on neighborhoods throughout California. It focuses on constructing census-tract level indicators to identify vulnerable neighborhoods along five dimensions of vulnerability described in the following text. We have partnered with the Public Health Alliance of Southern […]
UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge was recently featured in a news article detailing how the coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy economic toll on Asian American communities. Patrons refuse to buy from Asian-owned businesses, as racial and economic discrimination has intensified during COVID-19, becoming evident with comments from President Donald Trump referring to the pandemic […]
The UCLA Economic Letter is the monthly communication of the UCLA Anderson Forecast and the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. The Letter, sponsored by the Ziman Center’s UCLA Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Program in Real Estate, Finance and Urban Economics, provides new insights into the major economic and real estate concerns of the day in a […]
“We get out in force and help Joe and Kamala win, this could be the major political awakening that Asian Americans have been waiting for a generation or more,” Yang said. UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge was recently featured in an NBC news article covering how the November election could be pivotal for politicizing the […]
The 2020 census has less than two weeks to finish collecting data. The UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge was featured in an ABC news article last week, covering how the new deadline of September 30th to cease the 2020 census count could have detrimental effects, especially for immigrants, low-income individuals, and communities of color. Ending […]