Revisiting works on Asian American wealth and inequality through Graphics

Asian Americans are internally diverse, with a rich set of cultural differences and also a varied set of challenges suffering from systematic economic disparities, which too often go unacknowledged. With support from the Ford Foundation, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC) and the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge (CNK) have been able to conduct pioneering research on wealth inequality among Asian Americans. The goal is to uncover patterns that can guide the formulation of policies as programs that ensure financial security for all. Over the years, AASC and CNK has produced important findings, reported in thousands of lines of text. These pages visually represent some of the major findings relating to the theme of wealth and financial security -- defined as having enough assets to address short-term needs (unemployment spells, health and other emergencies) and long-term investments (education, retirement).