Amy Yee
Bloomberg
Cambridge, MA, United States
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How San Francisco Is Making Small Businesses More Accessible
The government is offering $10,000 grants amid a wave of lawsuits challenging disability access. → Read More
Cities Forge On to Protect Lunar New Year Celebrations After Shootings
Asian Americans show resilience and solidarity as they seek to support small businesses hit by the pandemic. → Read More
Grassroots Groups Key to Turning Out Asian American Voters
This year, Philadelphia offered Chinese-language assistance at the polls for the first time as community groups worked to boost election participation among AAPI voters. → Read More
Vancouver Pays Tribute to Chinese Canadian History Amid Spike in Anti-Asian Racism
One Chinatown museum has opened as part of Canada’s redress for past discrimination, while another nearby fosters “hope for the future.” → Read More
A New York Show Creates a Multimedia Ode to the City
As the city recovers from the pandemic, the new immersive exhibition “The Living Portrait of NYC” aims to let residents connect and “feel seen.” → Read More
To Reduce Labor Shortages, Chicago Tries to Ease the Path From Prison Into Jobs
Illinois is considering $2,500 grants for small businesses that hire formerly incarcerated people and lowering licensing barriers for barbers, truckers and other trades. → Read More
In NYC’s Basement Apartments, Deadly Flood Risks Remain
One year after Hurricane Ida, tenants in below-ground units are still vulnerable to storm flooding — as are 25% of the city’s residential lots. → Read More
How Small Businesses Tapped Billions in Covid Relief
In lower-income communities across the US, changes to the Paycheck Protection Program resulted in loans being issued to smaller businesses in great need of support. → Read More
How to Fix Food Supply Chains? Make Them More Local
Illinois is connecting farms to food banks to help battle hunger and inflation → Read More
There’s Now a 911 for Mental Health
Dialing 988 in the US will connect callers to local crisis centers, but many communities are still building out services to meet growing demand. → Read More
Broadband Access a ‘Matter of Life and Death’ During Pandemic
As Covid-19 raged, access to high-speed internet saved lives. The effects were especially pronounced in cities, researchers found. → Read More
The 911 for Mental Health Is Almost Here — Ready or Not
The new emergency number 988 will launch across the US next month. Not everyone is prepared. → Read More
Chicago Offers a Blueprint for Expanding Urban Internet Access
Remote schooling during the pandemic spotlighted the urban digital divide — and spurred the largest school broadband program in the US. → Read More
Chicken Wings for $34? Pent-Up Inflation Will Drive US Food Costs Even Higher
Many businesses have held back skyrocketing expenses from consumers, but they can only do that for so much longer. → Read More
How Microfinance Measures Up in New Jersey
A first-of-its-kind U.S. study evaluating the effects of a microloan program among women borrowers in Union City found that the positive effects went beyond boosting earnings. → Read More
When Asian-American Seniors Are Too Scared to Leave Home, Getting Food on the Table Is a Struggle
Even a short trip to the grocery store or visiting a local center with hot-meal services can mean racist harassment – or worse. → Read More
Food Charities Face Perfect Storm of Inflation and Labor Shortages
Facing higher food prices and costs, many aid programs might not survive. → Read More
Undocumented Workers Who Power New York’s Economy Finally Get Pandemic Aid
Applications for half of the landmark $2.1 billion fund have already been approved → Read More
U.S. Gender Wage Gap Narrowed by Less Than One Cent Last Year
Median income also decreased 1.2% for working women in 2020. → Read More
Muslim American Discrimination on the Rise Two Decades After 9/11
As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches concerns about Islamophobia in the U.S. are especially heightened. → Read More