Tag: wealth

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The Social Security Administration encourages applicants for its research grants to explore “the structural barriers that may contribute to disparate outcomes among people who have been historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected by persistent poverty.” Numerous studies resulting from this research agenda reveal deep differences in how older Black and White Americans experience work and…

Street life in Main Street in Flushing

How well off are Asians in this country? It depends on how you look at it. The wealth of a typical U.S. household of Asian descent is $536,000 – or nearly two times the wealth of a typical White household – according to the Federal Reserve’s 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances, the first in its…