Earlier this year, the Biden administration discussed offering migrant families that had been separated under the Trump administration $450,000 in compensation per person. But those negotiations ended this week. Families will not be getting anything — at least for now. Plus, the Chinese city of Xi’an remains under COVID-19 lockdown protocols, restricting movement for some 13 million people. And the pandemic has hit Chinatowns in cities across the United States hard. Now, residents, business owners and activists in Los Angeles’ Chinatown have conflicting visions for the neighborhood’s future, as they address challenges that have become starker during the pandemic.

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