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BEYOND ASIAN AMERICAN POVERTY: Community Economic Development Policies and Strategies

1993


Editor and Project Director: Paul Ong

Research Team: Dennis Arguelles, Susan Castro, Theresa Cenidoza, Bruce Chow, Chanchanit Martorell, Tarry Hum, Winnie Louie, Erich Nakano, Paul Ong, and Roderick Ramos


A Joint Venture Publication of LEAP Asian Pacific Public Policy Institute and UCLA Asian American Studies Center

Table of Contents


Acknowledgements i
Executive Summary iii
Preface vi
Chapter One: Community Economic Development for Asian Americans 1
PART I: ASIAN AMERICANS IN LOS ANGELES  
Chapter Two: Asians Living on the Margin 13
Chapter Three: Inner-City Communities 27
Chapter Four: Entrepreneurship and Enclave Economy 43
PART II: RETHINKING POLICIES  
Chapter Five: Job Training and Workers' Rights 59
Chapter Six: Alternative Business Development 75
Chapter Seven: Affordable Housing: Objectives & Strategies 91
PART III: IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH INSTITUTION BUILDING  
Chapter Eight: Internal Organizational Capacity 111
Chapter Nine: External Political Linkages 125
PART IV: CONCLUSION  
Chapter Ten: Summary and Framework for Action 143
Appendix 149
References 157