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“Invisibility is an unnatural disaster”: Why funding the 2020 Census matters for Pacific Islanders

The catchall category “AAPI” is popular among researchers and race equity advocates, but can conflate the identities and issues of two distinct groups.

Race and Ethnicity

Has the black-white disparity in death rates for older adults really disappeared?

A new CDC report suggests that the black-white disparity in death rates has vanished. But the real story on mortality trends is more nuanced.

Race and Ethnicity

“Model minority” myth hides the economic realities of many Asian Americans

The variation within the Asian population is often overlooked because disaggregated data is difficult to come by.

Race and Ethnicity

Less segregated communities aren’t only more inclusive. They’re more prosperous.

What exactly are the costs of segregation on metropolitan regions, and how does it limit economic vibrancy and earnings potential of residents?

Race and Ethnicity

Structural racism places the burden of proposed budget cuts on people of color

Due to the circumstances in which many people of color find themselves because of structural racism, budgetary shifts will disproportionately affect communities of color.

Race and Ethnicity

What community developers can learn from the Dakota Access Pipeline protests

The controversy is part of a long narrative of land policies explicitly connected to tribal identity and socioeconomic opportunity.

Race and Ethnicity

Extreme racism may distract from an important source of America’s divisions

Modest forms of prejudice and privilege can cause systemic damage, as evidenced by the work of late Nobel laureate Thomas Schelling.

Race and Ethnicity

Many older Hispanics face steep financial hurdles

With employment histories often marked by low-earning jobs and few retirement benefits, older Hispanics are struggling to retire.

Race and Ethnicity

#thisis2016: Why we need better data on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Representation matters—and that’s especially true in research.

Race and Ethnicity

We don’t know how many Latinos are affected by the criminal justice system

Latinos are a fast-growing portion of both the US population and the correctional population, but we don’t know how many Latinos are in prison, on probation, or arrested.