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Economic Recovery: Housing, Employment, Small Businesses and Food Insecurity

 

 

Ben Raju, Paul Ong, Kyeyoung Park, May Wang, Lilly Nhan, Chancee Martorell

 

This session explores developing an ecosystem for recovery, as well as solutions and strategies to address economic disparities in accessing benefits and relief related to employment, housing, small business, and food insecurity resources as we climb out of the pandemic and amidst fears of a recession. What lessons were learned from programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Dislocation Loans, and Restaurant Revitalization Fund. In addition to discussions around the need to reduce or eliminate barriers to resources, other topics of interest include further research that disaggregates AAPI populations to better understand unique needs, exploring expansion of unemployment benefits, and more. Moreover, food insecurity is an urgent public health issue, but little is known about the food insecurity status of Asian American and Pacific Islander populations -- specially among older adults (aged 60+ years). Understanding food insecurity among vulnerable AAPI older adults is critical because the COVID-19 pandemic has likely exacerbated food insecurity given the recent rise in hate assaults on this population.

 

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