Policy Reports and Publications

Asian American, Latino, Black and White Voters in Los Angeles City Elections: Racial Diversity and Representation in 2020 and 2022

2023

Author(s): Natalie Masuoka & Nathan Chan


   
   

Closing the Care Gap: Understanding Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Youth At-Risk for Suicide in Los Angeles County

2022

Principal Investigator: Anna Lau, Professor, Psychology, UCLA College of Life Sciences
Author(s): Belinda C. Chen, Joyce H. L. Lui, Lisa A. Benson, Yen-Jui R. Lin, Ninez A. Ponce, Anna S. Lau


   
   

Filipino American Essential & Frontline Workers Battling Multiple Crises: COVID-19, Economic Inequality, and Racism

2022

Principal Investigator: Cindy Sangalang, Assistant Professor, Social Welfare, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Author(s): Cindy C. Sangalang, Marisa Montoya, Samantha R. Macam, Audrey Chan, Madonna P. Cadiz, Romeo Hebron, Jr.


   
   

Unmasking COVID-19 in the Pacific: Funding Equity for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Community-Based Organizations and the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022

Principal Investigators: Keith Camacho, Professor, Asian American Studies, UCLA College of Letters & Science; Kevin Escudero, Assistant Professor, Brown University
Author(s): 'Alisi T. Tulua, Savenaca Vakatawa Gasaiwai, Rev. Pausa Kaio "PK" Thompson, Audrey Aofia Kawaiopua Alo, Christopher Kodiak Alvord, Kevin Escudero


   
   

Unmasking COVID-19 in the Pacific: Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities Require Language Translation Resources and Services to Mitigate Their Status as the Most Affected Population by the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022

Principal Investigators: Keith Camacho, Professor, Asian American Studies, UCLA College of Letters & Science; Kevin Escudero, Assistant Professor, Brown University
Author(s): Neritha Kelani Silk, Heidi Chargualaf Quenga, Kiana M.K. Keli'i, Tia Aga Tevaseu, Karla B. Thomas, Keith L. Camacho


   
   

Unmasking COVID-19 in the Pacific: Standardizing Disaggregated Racial and Ethnic Data Collection and Reporting Practices to Ensure Equity and to Accurately Reflect California's Diversity

2022

Principal Investigators: Keith Camacho, Professor, Asian American Studies, UCLA College of Letters & Science; Kevin Escudero, Assistant Professor, Brown University
Author(s): Richard Calvin Chang, Kawika Liu, Corina S. Penaia, Nikki M.S. Wong


   
   

Community-led Disaster Relief for Excluded Immigrant Workers: Addressing Policy Gaps and Strengthening Community Infrastructure

2022

Principal Investigators: Jennifer Chun, Associate Professor, Asian American Studies, UCLA College of Letters & Science and International Institute; AJ Kim, Associate Professor, San Diego State University
Author(s): AJ Kim, Jennifer Jihye Chun


   
   

COVID-19 Pandemic Employment Impacts on Asian Americans

2022

Principal Investigator: Paul Ong, Professor Emeritus, Urban Planning, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Author(s): Paul Ong, Chhandara Pech, Darlene Medrano


   
   

COVID-19 Pandemic Housing Impacts on Disadvantaged Asian Americans

2022

Principal Investigator: Paul Ong, Professor Emeritus, Urban Planning, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Author(s): Paul Ong, Chhandara Pech


   
   

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Korean American Small Businesses

2022

Principal Investigator: Kyeyoung Park, Professor, Anthropology and Asian American Studies, UCLA College of Letters & Science
Author(s): Kyeyoung Park


   
   

Anti-AAPI Racism in Immigration and Criminal Law

2022

Principal Investigator: Hiroshi Motomura, Professor, UCLA School of Law
Author(s): Hiroshi Motomura, Astghik Hairapetian


   
   

The State of Undocumented Young Adults in California: The Health, Social, and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 between 2020-2022

2022

Principal Investigator: May Sudhinaraset, Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Author(s): May Sudhinaraset, Hye Young Choi, Ezinne Nwankwo, Michelle Kao Nakphong, Annie Ro


   
   

Support Asian American Theatres and Reach Thousands of Constituents

2022

Principal Investigator: Sean Metzger, Professor, Theater and Performance Studies, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Author(s): Sean Metzger, Janine Sun Rogers


   
   

Longitudinal Trends of Hate Crimes Targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Los Angeles County, 2012-2020

2022

Principal Investigator: Karen Umemoto, Professor, Urban Planning, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and Asian American Studies, UCLA Collge of Letters & Science
Author(s): Maggie Seay, Karen Umemoto


   
   

Asian American Businesses: The Impacts of Anti-Asian Racism, 2021

2021

Authors: Paul Ong, Alycia Cheng, and Jonathan Ong

UCLA Asian American Studies Center, UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, and Asian Business Association of Los Angeles


   
   

Asian American Businesses: Identifying Gaps and Supporting Recovery 2021

2021

Authors: Alycia Cheng, Jonathan Ong, and Paul Ong

UCLA Asian American Studies Center, UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, and Asian Business Association of Los Angeles


   
   

Potential Differential Undercount in 2020 Census Redistricting Data: Los Angeles County, California 2021

2021

Authors: Paul Ong and Jonathan Ong

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge


   
   

From Affirmative Action to Gig Economy: Racial Differences in the Support for California Propositions in the 2020 Election

2021

Authors: Jessica Lee, Nathan Chan, and Natalie Masuoka

UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative and UCLA Asian American Studies Center


   
   

Crisis to Impact: Reflecting on a Decade of Housing Counseling Services in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

2020

Authors: Chhandara Pech, Melany De La Cruz-Viesca, Caroline Calderon, and Paul Ong

UCLA Asian American Studies Center, UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, and National Coalition of Asian Pacific American Community Development


   
   

COVID-19 Impacts on Minority Businesses and Systemic Inequality

2020

Authors: Paul Ong, Andre Comandom, Nicholas DiRago, and Lauren Harper

UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, Ong & Associates


   
   

Persistent Shortfalls and Racial/Class Disparities,
2020 Census Self-Response Rates

2020

Authors: Paul Ong and Jonathan Ong

UCLA Asian American Studies Center, UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge,
Ong & Associates


   
   

COVID-19's Employment Disruptions to Asian Americans

2020

Authors: Donald Mar and Paul Ong

UCLA Asian American Studies Center, UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge,
Ong & Associates


   
   

The Color of Wealth in Los Angeles

2016

Authors: Melany De La Cruz-Viesca, Zhenxiang Chen, Paul M. Ong, Darrick Hamilton, William A. Darity Jr.

A Joint Publication of Duke University, the New School, the University of Caifornia, Los Angeles and the Insight Center for Community Economic Development

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

[Ethnic and Racial Studies Journal] The role of race, ethnicity and tribal enrolment on asset accumulation: an examination of American Indian tribal nations

2016

Authors: Randall Akee, Sue K. Stockly, William Darity Jr, Darrick Hamilton & Paul Ong

Department of Public Policy, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA; College of Business, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM, USA; Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; The Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, The New School, New York, NY, USA; Department of Urban Planning, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

CFED Race and Wealth Podcast on Soundcloud

2016

Host: Dedrick Asante-Muhammad

Featured Speakers: Melany De La Cruz and Lillian Singh


   
   

[Housing Studies Journal] Ethnically bounded homeownership: qualitative insights on Los Angeles immigrant homeowners' experiences during the U.S. Great Recession

2016

Authors: Deirdre Pfeiffer, Karna Wong, Paul Ong & Melany De La Cruz-Viesca

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

[AAPI Nexus Journal: Policy, Practice, and Community]
"Special Issue on Wealth Inequality and Asian American Pacific Islanders"

2015 | Volume 13, Issue 1-2

Editors: C. Aujean Lee, Lisa Hasegawa, Melany De La Cruz-Viesca, and Paul M. Ong

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

Pathways to Trouble: Homeowners and the Foreclosure Crisis in Los Angeles Ethnic Communities

2014

Authors: Deirdre Pfeiffer, Karna Wong, Paul Ong, Melany De La Cruz-Viesca

UCLA Asian American Studies Center

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

[California Policy Options, 2014]
The Foreclosure Crisis in Los Angeles

2014

Authors: Paul M. Ong, Chhandara Pech, and Deirdre Pfeiffer

An annual publication of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

Dream Home Resource Center

2013

Exhibition
UCLA Asian American Studies Center, UCLA Center for the Study of Inequality, and UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

Wealth Roller Coaster: Race, Place, and the Foreclosure Crisis in Los Angeles

2013

Authors: R. Varisa Patraporn, Diem L. Tran, and Paul M. Ong

UCLA Asian American Studies Center

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

A Narrative Report of the Asian American Population and Asset-building Trends of California

2013

Authors: Ada LingJun Peng, Chhandara Pech, Melany De La Cruz-Viesca, Paul M. Ong & Karna Wong

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

A Narrative Report of the Asian American Population and Asset-building Trends of Illinois

2013

Authors: Ada LingJun Peng, Chhandara Pech, Melany De La Cruz-Viesca, Paul M. Ong, Karna Wong & Christina Aujean Lee

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

A Narrative Report of the Asian American Population and Asset-building Trends of Oklahoma

2013

Authors: Ada LingJun Peng, Chhandara Pech, Melany De La Cruz-Viesca, Paul M. Ong, Karna Wong & Christina Aujean Lee

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

A Narrative Report of the Asian American Population and Asset-building Trends of Texas

2013

Authors: Pamela Stephens, Chhandara Pech, Melany De La Cruz-Viesca, Paul M. Ong, Karna Wong & Christina Aujean Lee

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

A Narrative Report of the Asian American Population and Asset-building Trends of Southeast Region

2013

Authors: Chhandara Pech, Pamela Stephens, Melany De La Cruz-Viesca, Paul M. Ong & Karna Wong

This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

Asian American Homeownership and Foreclosure in East San Gabriel Valley: An Analysis of a Los Angeles County Community

2013

Authors: Paul M. Ong, Diem Linda Tran, and R. Varisa Patraporn


This work was supported by the Ford Foundation's Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime Initiative, through the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

   
   

The State of Asian America: Trajectory of Civic and Political Engagement

2008 | Volume V

Editor: Paul M. Ong

LEAP Asian Pacific American Public Policy Institute


   
   

The Asian Americans Redistricting Project: Legal Background of the "Community of Common Interest" Requirement

2009

Authors: Carol Ojeda-Kimbrough, Eugene Lee, Yen Ling Shek

University of California Asian American and Pacific Islander Multi-campus Research Program, UCLA Asian American Studies Center


   
   

The State of Asian Pacific America: Transforming Race Relations

2000 | Volume IV

Editor: Paul M. Ong

LEAP Asian Pacific American Public Policy Institute and UCLA Asian American Studies Center


   
   

The State of Asian Pacific America: Reframing the Immigration Debate

1996

Editors: Bill Ong Hing & Ronald Lee

LEAP Asian Pacific American Public Policy Institute and UCLA Asian American Studies Center


   
   

The State of Asian Pacific America: Economic Diversity, Issues & Policies

1994

Editor: Paul Ong

LEAP Asian Pacific Public Policy Institute and UCLA Asian American Studies Center


   
   

BEYOND ASIAN AMERICAN POVERTY: Community Economic Development Policies and Strategies

1993

Editor and Project Director: Paul Ong

Authors / 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


   
   

The State of Asian Pacific America: Policy Issues to the Year 2020

1993

Editors: Paul Ong, Don T. Nakanishi, and J.D. Hokoyama

LEAP Asian Pacific American Public Policy Institute and UCLA Asian American Studies Center


   
   

A Practical Guide to the Technical Aspects of Redistricting

1991

Editors: Philip Okamoto

Public Policy Projects, Asian American Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles


   
   

ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS IN LOS ANGELES: A Demographic Profile

1991

Editors: Paul M. Ong, Tania Azores

LEAP Asian Pacific American Public Policy Institute and UCLA Asian American Studies Center


   
   

Breaking New Ground: Asian Pacific Americans and Redistricting in the Greater Downtown Area

1991

Prepared by: Asian Pacific Americans for Fair Representation at University of California, Los Angeles


   
   

California's Asian Population

1991

Presented by: Lucie Cheng and Paul Ong

Pacific Rim Emerging Issues Series, #1


   
   

Redistricting and Political Empowerment of Asian Pacific Americans in Los Angeles: A Position Paper

1991

By: Paul Ong, Yen Espiritu, Tania Azores

Public Policy Project, Asian American Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles


   
   

The Voting Rights of Asian Pacific Americans

1991

By: William Tamayo, Robin Toma, Stewart Kwoh

Public Policy Project, Asian American Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles


   
   

The Widening Divide: Income Inequality and Poverty in Los Angeles

1991

By: The Research Group on the Los Angeles Economy


   
   

Reapportionment and Redistricting in a Nutshell

1991

By: Paul Ong, Tania Azores

Public Policy Project, Asian American Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles