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Saving Black Home Ownership: Just and Fair Pandemic Relief and Recovery

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This new research brief by CNK in partnership with the National…
President Biden announced changes Monday to the Paycheck Protection Program aimed at helping smaller businesses owned by women and people of color to qualify for federal loans due to the economic impact that has been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Alex Wong/Getty Images

New PPP plan aims to level playing field for smallest businesses

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For two weeks starting today, the Paycheck Protection Program…
Henry Zhang in San Francisco on Feb. 16, 2021. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

How Barriers at EDD Keep Already Vulnerable Californians From Their Benefits

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In an KQED article, CNK Director Paul Ong was interviewed to…

On eve of Lunar New Year, COVID-19 pushes Chinatown businesses to the brink

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A year since the coronavirus spread globally, many small business…
A street vendor sold fruits and vegetables on Beach Street in Chinatown. // LANE TURNER FROM GLOBE STAFF

US Chinatowns struggling in pandemic

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CNK Director Paul Ong was recently featured as a guest on The…

Disparities in the Distribution of Paycheck Protection Program Funds

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In a collaborative report with the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics…

Chinatown Businesses Face a Particularly Brutal Winter

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Weeks before the first reported U.S. case of Covid-19, the future…
‘For Lease’ signs and shuttered storefronts have become a common sight as small businesses struggle to survive the pandemic. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg

‘Ugly, Ugly Time’: Work-From-Home Era Crushes U.S. Dry Cleaners

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UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge was recently featured…

Restaurant owners of color struggle to stay afloat during the pandemic

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UCLA CNK was recently featured in a news article covering how…

A Los Angeles Mall Gets Snarled in Charged Debate Over Local Ownership

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The once-grand Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza mall in Los Angeles…