Entries by CNK Staff

Vulnerability Indicators and At-Risk Smaller Populations in California and Los Angeles: American Indians, Pacific Islanders, and Select Asian Ethnic Groups

February 8, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Place-based vulnerability indices are valuable analytical tools that policy makers could use to prioritize the most-at-risk neighborhoods for interventions, including the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The indicators, nonetheless, may not be appropriate for many at-risk populations, particularly smaller groups that tend to be less geographically concentrated. To better understand the limitations of four vulnerability indicators, […]

How Biden can undo the divisions Trump deepened in immigrant communities

February 6, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

CNK Director Paul Ong was recently featured in a NBC News article discussing how the Biden administration can build unity amongst immigrant communities after four years of Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies targeting and excluding these communities. “I implore the Biden administration to live up to its call for unity by precisely not using this […]

Assessing Vulnerability Indicators and Race/Ethnicity

February 6, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

This past week, our recent COVID report was recently featured on the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health website. Led by CNK Director Paul Ong and supported by UCLA Fielding School professors Vickie Mays and Ninez Ponce and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research‘s California Health Interview Survey, the study assessing four vulnerability indicators being used by public agencies to select the most […]

US Chinatowns struggling in pandemic

January 24, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

CNK Director Paul Ong was recently featured as a guest on The World, a public radio program and podcast that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter. Ong discussed how small businesses across the country have struggled during the pandemic, but many located in Chinatowns have been hit especially hard and […]

Assessing Vulnerability Indicators and Race/Ethnicity

January 19, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

A new report by UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and Ong & Associates assesses four vulnerability indicators that are being used by public agencies as policy tools to select the most vulnerable neighborhoods for interventions. These indicators can play a role in prioritizing the provision of pandemic resources and […]

Nearly a Year Into Remote Learning ‘Digital Divide’ Persists as Key Educational Threat, as Census Data Show 1 in 3 Households Still Struggling With Limited Tech Access

January 14, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge was recently featured in an article centering on how the digital divide remains as a critical educational disparity during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Referencing the recent CNK report done in collaboration with the the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies, the article highlights how lack of internet access has […]

Disparities in the Distribution of Paycheck Protection Program Funds

December 17, 2020 /0 Comments/in /by

In a collaborative report with the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative (LPPI), CNK and LPPI researchers find that businesses in California’s communities of color are being left behind because they are receiving far less from the $600 billion in loans through the Paycheck Protection Program. The Paycheck Protection Program was established as part of the […]

Despite improved access, digital divide persists for minority, low-income students

December 9, 2020 /0 Comments/in , /by

Our latest report, COVID-19 and the Digital Divide in Virtual Learning, Fall 2020, was recently featured in Phys.org article unpacking the digital divide and its disproportionate impacts. Done in collaboration with the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, the article features comments from Wasserman Dean Tina Christie and CNK director Paul Ong. “This […]

Report: Schools should look for long-term solutions to digital divide

December 9, 2020 /0 Comments/in , /by

Our recently released report, COVID-19 and the Digital Divide in Virtual Learning, Fall 2020, was featured in a news article by K-12 Dive that debriefed how schools and educators should work toward innovative solutions to eliminate the growing digital divide that disproportionately affects students from communities of color and low-income households. “We need to realize the […]