Asian Surnames Among Fastest-Growing in the U.S.
CNK Director Paul Ong was cited in an Associated Press article…
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ICE Raids and Shifting U.S. Demographics
CNK Director Dr. Paul Ong, Professor Emeritus at University of California…
Ong on ICE Deployment at U.S. Airports
CNK Director Paul Ong was featured in a UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs article…
Ong on Chinatown’s Laundry Access Inequities
CNK Director Paul Ong was featured in a recent article…
Launching Our Immigration Enforcement Briefs Series
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 […]
Japantowns in California: Historical Trajectories and Post-War Reestablishment
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 […]
Ong on Black Homeownership Patterns in Los Angeles
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 […]
Ong on Devastating Consequences of Wildfires in Altadena’s Neighborhoods
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 […]
Asian American Language Needs In LA Wildfires
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 […]