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Small Business, Big Losses: The Impact of the Covid Crisis on Asian Small Business in New York City

July 16, 2021June 29, 2021 By Ahyoung Kim

Asian American small businesses made up 20 percent of New York City’s businesses before the pandemic and were the fastest-growing segment of small businesses in our city. However, they were devastated by the Covid crisis, with over half the owners reporting losses of 75 percent or more in revenue in 2020. Yet, very few of these Asian small businesses received the help they needed from the institutions set up to serve them.

2020 Census, How Did We Do?: Next Steps for New York City and the Asian American Community

April 3, 2021December 18, 2020 By Howard Shih

Howard Shih, Research and Policy Director for the Asian American Federation, will be discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic affected 2020 Census operations, deadlines, outreach by community organizations in hard to count neighborhoods, and where we currently are in the tabulation process. What are the next steps for New York City and the Asian American community after the census numbers have been finally counted?