UCLA study forecasts a severe undercount for people of color, immigrants and low-income individuals A UCLA report published today shows that the 2020 Census will severely undercount immigrants, low-income people and people of color. Two key reasons are the COVID-19 pandemic and a directive issued July 21 by the Trump administration to cut population data […]
On August 9, a New York Times article was released detailing the difficulties to come with ensuring that hard-to-reach communities are counted in the U.S. Census 2020. The article references work done by CNK focusing on census participation and reaching out to the most vulnerable populations to ensure they are counted and given the resources […]
As a collaborative effort with the UCLA Institute on Inequality & Democracy, UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, and Ong & Associates, a new report released on August 7, 2020 breaks down how the coronavirus pandemic has intensified the plight of mass eviction for renters. In particular, the research shows how Black and Latinx renters are […]
UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge director Paul Ong was featured as a panelist for an online event #AntiRacistLA, hosted by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, in which a critical conversation was held to discuss ways to create a more anti-racist and equitable Los Angeles. Present-day economic conditions and social injustices brought to light by the coronavirus pandemic […]
UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge was recently featured in a LA Times article discussing the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic for census workers in canvassing and reaching out to the most vulnerable communities. The article reveals that the pandemic is impacting everyone’s responses to the census and in particular those from affluent areas, not […]
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 […]
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 […]
With the current rule halting evictions set to be lifted on August 14, 2020 (at the time of this event), about 365,000 renter households in Los Angeles County are in imminent danger of eviction and homelessness according to a recent study from the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy. Please check out our virtual […]
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 […]