@article{52051ffb608441c5bd23cf0b557d1286,
title = "On the Front Lines of Immigrant Homeownership: Asian American Nonprofits During the Great Recession",
abstract = "Asian American–serving nonprofits were on the forefront to help immigrant Asian American homeowners during the recession, particularly those with limited English proficiency. Yet, we know little about the experiences of these organizations, as they are relatively understudied in the nonprofit literature. We triangulated interviews with 14 Asian American–serving nonprofits providing housing counseling services with organizational tax records to advance theory on their roles and impacts. Our findings reveal that although Asian American nonprofits played an important role in serving limited English-speaking clients overlooked by other nonprofits during the recession, they struggled to provide comprehensive assistance and remain solvent. Asian American nonprofits used diverse troubleshooting strategies, including seeking certifications, diversifying funding sources, and creaming. Adopting more holistic funding criteria and encouraging greater collaboration among nonprofits serving immigrants would help Asian American nonprofits become more resilient.",
keywords = "Asian American, foreclosures, housing counseling, immigrants, language assistance, nonprofits",
author = "Lee, {C. Aujean} and Karna Wong and Deirdre Pfeiffer",
note = "Funding Information: To leverage funds and share information, AA nonprofits have partnered within and outside their community. For example, the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) is an intermediary organization with a network of more than 100 AA and Pacific Islander nonprofits, including community development corporations (CDCs) and financial institutions (National CAPACD, 2011a). Similar to other intermediary organizations, National CAPACD offers technical and outreach assistance to members. It is also the only HUD-certified AA and Pacific Islander housing counseling network (National CAPACD, 2011b). The housing network includes 19 nonprofits that offer pre-purchase, homeownership, foreclosure, and homeless prevention services in more than 23 languages (National CAPACD, 2011b). National CAPACD receives funding from NeighborWorks, and subsequently awards grants to AA nonprofits for HUD-certification. Other AA nonprofits also work with their state agencies to learn more about state and local housing policies (C. A. Lee, 2015). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017, {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2017.",
year = "2017",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1177/0899764017713726",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "46",
pages = "1209--1230",
journal = "Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly",
issn = "0899-7640",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "6",
}