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Paul M. Ong


Issues Diversity & Inclusion, Environment & Climate Resilience, Immigrant Rights, Inequality & Poverty, Jobs & Labor, Transportation

Research Professor, Director, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge

Professor Paul M. Ong has done research on the labor market status of minorities and immigrants, displaced high-tech workers, work and spatial/transportation mismatch, and environmental justice. He is currently engaged in several projects, including an analysis of the relationship between sustainability and equity, the racial wealth gap, and the role of urban structures on the reproduction of inequality.

Previous research projects have included studies of the impact of defense cuts on California’s once-dominant aerospace industry, the impact of immigration on the employment status of young African Americans, and the influence of car ownership and subsidized housing on welfare usage.

Dr. Ong is the Director of the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge and editor of AAPI Nexus, and has served as an advisor to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, and to the California Department of Social Services and the state Department of Employment Development, as well as the Wellness Foundation and the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

He received a master’s in urban planning from the University of Washington, and a Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Berkeley. Along with his quantitative research, his professional practice includes teaching and applying visual forms of communication. He is Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Urban Planning, Social Welfare, and Asian American Studies. He is affiliated with the Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, Luskin Center for Innovation, and Asian American Studies Research Center.

Reports from Paul M. Ong

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Post-Pandemic Small Business Recovery Amid Economic and Credit Headwinds
Data for Action COVID-19

Post-Pandemic Small Business Recovery Amid Economic and Credit Headwinds

Latino-led Economic Resilience Research Series
Data for Action COVID-19

Latino-led Economic Resilience Research Series

Building Stronger Communities: Insights from Local Economic Development Efforts in Tucson’s South 12th Avenue/La Doce Corridor
Data for Action COVID-19

Building Stronger Communities: Insights from Local Economic Development Efforts in Tucson’s South 12th Avenue/La Doce Corridor

Building Stronger Communities: Insights from Local Economic Development Efforts in San Ysidro
Data for Action COVID-19

Building Stronger Communities: Insights from Local Economic Development Efforts in San Ysidro

Building Stronger Communities: Insights from Local Economic Development Efforts in South Phoenix
Data for Action COVID-19

Building Stronger Communities: Insights from Local Economic Development Efforts in South Phoenix

Building Stronger Communities: Insights from Local Economic Development Efforts in Fruitvale
Data for Action COVID-19

Building Stronger Communities: Insights from Local Economic Development Efforts in Fruitvale

Underserved and Overlooked: Understanding Pre-Fire Economic Inequality Among Residents in Altadena, California
Data for Action Environment & Climate Resilience

Underserved and Overlooked: Understanding Pre-Fire Economic Inequality Among Residents in Altadena, California

Latino Self-Employed Entrepreneurs in California:  Growth, Resilience, and the Need for Policy Action
Data for Action Entrepreneurship

Latino Self-Employed Entrepreneurs in California: Growth, Resilience, and the Need for Policy Action

Wildfires and Latino Communities: Analysis of Residents, Workers, and Jobs in  LA County Fire Evacuation Zones
Data for Action Environment & Climate Resilience

Wildfires and Latino Communities: Analysis of Residents, Workers, and Jobs in LA County Fire Evacuation Zones

Wildfires and Latino Communities
Data for Action Environment & Climate Resilience

Wildfires and Latino Communities

Business as Usual: Entrepreneurs of Color in Arizona Face Challenges in Climate Change and Sustainability in a Post-COVID Economy
Data for Action COVID-19

Business as Usual: Entrepreneurs of Color in Arizona Face Challenges in Climate Change and Sustainability in a Post-COVID Economy

Centering Small Ethnic Businesses in Los Angeles for a Just Transition
Policy Report Environment & Climate Resilience

Centering Small Ethnic Businesses in Los Angeles for a Just Transition

Business as Usual: Entrepreneurs of Color in Texas Face Challenges in Technology, Climate Change, and Sustainability in a Post-COVID Economy
White Paper COVID-19

Business as Usual: Entrepreneurs of Color in Texas Face Challenges in Technology, Climate Change, and Sustainability in a Post-COVID Economy

Business as Usual: Entrepreneurs of Color in California Face Challenges in Technology, Climate Change, and Sustainability in a Post-COVID Economy
White Paper COVID-19

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5 Facts about Latina Workers in California
Data for Action Jobs & Labor

5 Facts about Latina Workers in California

Pandemic Impacts on Self-Employed Latinas in Texas
Data for Action COVID-19

Pandemic Impacts on Self-Employed Latinas in Texas

Pandemic Impacts on Self-Employed Latinas in Arizona
Data for Action COVID-19

Pandemic Impacts on Self-Employed Latinas in Arizona

Pandemic Impacts on Self-Employed Latinas in California
Data for Action COVID-19

Pandemic Impacts on Self-Employed Latinas in California

Latino and Asian Households in California Are Behind on Rent and Behind in Access to State Relief Program
Policy Report COVID-19

Latino and Asian Households in California Are Behind on Rent and Behind in Access to State Relief Program

KEEPING THE STOVE ON: Covid-19 and Utility Debt in Communities Served by Southern California Gas Company
Policy Report COVID-19

KEEPING THE STOVE ON: Covid-19 and Utility Debt in Communities Served by Southern California Gas Company

Disparities in the Distribution of Paycheck Protection Program Funds in California’s Congressional Districts
Policy Report Mobility & Opportunity

Disparities in the Distribution of Paycheck Protection Program Funds in California’s Congressional Districts

Disparities in the Distribution of Paycheck Protection Program Funds Between Majority-White Neighborhoods and Neighborhoods of Color in California
Policy Report Mobility & Opportunity

Disparities in the Distribution of Paycheck Protection Program Funds Between Majority-White Neighborhoods and Neighborhoods of Color in C...