Venessa Wong
Violent Attacks On People Who Are Homeless “Are Happening All The Time”
The number of people experiencing homelessness in the US was rising even before the pandemic disrupted housing and work circumstances for many more — with no clear solutions in sight.
Venessa Wong
The Great Resignation Was Fueled By Workers Who Were Fed Up With Being Broke
People overwhelmingly quit jobs due to low pay, new research shows about people who left their jobs in 2021.
Venessa Wong
New York's Attorney General Is Calling For Emergency Alerts In More Languages
“Language should never be a barrier to critical information that could save lives,” New York Attorney General Letitia James wrote in a letter to federal officials.
Venessa Wong
The Housing Crisis Led Them to Basement Apartments. Climate Change Flooded Them Out.
As a growing number of intense storms batters the country, more Americans are at risk of losing everything as high rents push tenants below ground.
Venessa Wong
How Has The Pandemic Changed Work For Women? We Want To Hear From You.
BuzzFeed News is looking for stories both from women who left the workforce and decided to stay out, and women who eventually returned to work.
Venessa Wong
I’ve Got Nothing Left To Give To End This Pandemic
I have done my part to prevent the pandemic from spiraling out of control — it didn’t matter. What more can you ask of us?
Venessa Wong
How Was Your Housing Impacted After A Weather Disaster?
If your housing situation has been impacted by a wildfire, hurricane, storm, flood, or another climate-related natural disaster, BuzzFeed News would like to hear your story.
Venessa Wong
Falling Through The Cracks of the Chinese American Dream
Low-wage workers in Chinese immigrant communities often lack access to the social safety nets intended to help people living in poverty — in part because of “model minority” stereotypes. Since the pandemic began, it's had disastrous consequences in New York City.
Venessa Wong
New Footage Shows Christian Hall’s Hands Were Up When Police Shot Him
The video has sparked calls from local officials for an independent investigation into the December 2020 police shooting.
Venessa Wong
Some California Cities Can’t Keep Up With Demand For Rental Assistance, Putting Tenants At Risk Of Losing Their Homes
Tenants who didn’t file their applications before the programs closed in the spring face growing rental debts and no clear legal recourse when the eviction bans end.
Venessa Wong
Pandemic Rental Debts Are Ballooning — Even For People With Jobs
Even as the economy recovers and the unemployment rate declines, millions of people with jobs are scrambling to pay off rental debts before the eviction bans end.
Venessa Wong
How Is Housing Debt Impacting You?
BuzzFeed News wants to know how the pandemic has impacted your ability to pay for housing and what options you might have now if you've fallen behind.
Venessa Wong
A Former Sony Employee Says She Was A Diversity “Token.” She’s Suing For Discrimination
Monica Hill was among the employees Sony filmed to promote the company’s diversity. But she says she experienced racism in the workplace and was driven out for speaking up.
Venessa Wong
These People Of Color Are Anxious About Racist Microaggressions When They Return To The Office
While experiences still vary, many people of color have found peace in the isolation of the pandemic, which has allowed them to avoid racism from superiors and colleagues in corporate environments.
Venessa Wong
Did Your Credit Score Get A Lot Worse Or Better Over The Last Year? We’d Like To Hear From You.
BuzzFeed News wants to know how the pandemic impacted your credit score, and how that score has impacted you.
Venessa Wong
Debt Didn’t Disappear During The Pandemic. Meet A Man Whose Job Was To Collect It.
An American debt collection agency paid agents in Tijuana $150 a week to collect from delinquent borrowers in the US. We spoke to a person who did that job during the pandemic.
Venessa Wong
Are You A Person Of Color Who Has Been Working Remotely? We’d Like To Hear From You.
How has working from home over the last year changed your company’s culture and your experience of work?
Venessa Wong
An Asian American Teen Was Having A Mental Health Crisis When Police Killed Him
Christian Hall’s parents brought him to America in hopes of giving him a better life. Instead, he fell victim to institutional failures that harm many others who don’t fit the “model minority” myth. In his final moment of crisis, police gunned him down.
Venessa Wong
These Are The Self-Defense Weapons — And Burdens — Asian Women Are Carrying Because They Don’t Feel Protected
“Carrying my defense weapon gives me peace of mind, but it is also a sad reminder of my vulnerability as an Asian woman.”
Tanya Chen
My Life Was Shaped By Anti-Asian Racism. I Can’t Hide My Pain Anymore.
For so long, we’ve thought keeping our heads down and being invisible in America might help us gain acceptance — but the recent wave of racist violence has shattered that myth.
Venessa Wong
