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COVID-19's housing crisis hit many Asians in the US hardest – but only after government aid began flowing

  • Written by Kusum Mundra, Associate Professor of Economics, Rutgers University - Newark
COVID-19's housing crisis hit many Asians in the US hardest – but only after government aid began flowingThe pandemic put millions of people on the edge of eviction.AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

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People of Asian descent living in the U.S. experienced an increase in housing vulnerability in 2021 – as measured by the share who said they had fallen behind on their rent or...

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