Entries by CNK Staff

Asian Americans face dual challenges: Surging unemployment and racism

A report by UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge was recently featured in a NBC article, discussing how racializing the COVID-19 pandemic as the ‘China virus’ has led to the increase of unemployment and hate crimes against the Asian American community. Anti-Asian sentiments have led to less patrons frequenting Asian businesses, causing many family restaurants to close […]

A New Gentrification Crisis

UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge was featured in a Washington Post article covering how the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic recession could wipe out minority-owned businesses in ethnic enclaves throughout Los Angeles. This could usher in a new, unprecedented gentrification crisis that would wipe out the longtime residents of these communities. “The covid-19 recession is disproportionately […]

Report shows impact of COVID-19 on Asian American labor force

Increasing difference in unemployment, jobless rates between Asians and whites among the findings Released on July 22, 2020, our new report unveils the disparate economic effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Asian Americans, pointing to a critical need in expanding financial relief for all workers to counter the worsening effects of the crisis and […]