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Race & Foreclosure in the Bay Area

December 2, 2011 by polis blog
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The New York Times recently published a haunting piece about the black middle class in America. It isn't discussed enough that the sub-prime crisis not only brought the economy to its knees but also destroyed the public-sector job market upon which so many black middle-class lives have been built for half a century. Black households have... [read more]

10 Reasons Ethnic Restaurants Create Urban Vibrancy

June 30, 2011 by Tazmine Loomans
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As I drove into my parking spot at the surface parking lot adjacent to the Marriott in Tucson for the Arizona Historic Preservation Conference last week, I noticed a slew of ethnic restaurants across from me. Right off the bat I saw an Afghani restaurant (Sultan Palace) next to a Vietnamese restaurant (Saigon Pho). And from their... [read more]

Coming to America: immigration and sustainable communities

May 9, 2011 by Kaid Benfield
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  I have been thinking, of late, about immigrants.  This may be because it has now been a full year since the enactment of Arizona’s harsh and notorious legislation that targets illegal immigrants.  It may also be because I have just finished writing a book about my own family’s rich history.  All this got me to... [read more]

Happy Birthday, and Welcome

July 4, 2010 by Kaid Benfield
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            "On our national birthday, and amid an angry debate about immigration, Americans should reflect on the lessons of our shared immigrant past. We must recall that the challenges facing our nation today were felt as far back as the Founders' time. Immigrant assimilation has always been... [read more]

How immigrants are revitalizing America’s fading suburbs

April 23, 2010 by Kaid Benfield
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The Urbanophile, Aaron Renn, has an interesting new post about how American suburbs, particularly inner-ring suburbs, are being revitalized by immigrant populations.  His focus is on his home region of Indianapolis, but the photos he presents and the stories he recounts could just as easily be set in Wheaton, Rockville or Annandale... [read more]

A Green Immigration, by Alvaro Huerta

January 12, 2010 by polis blog
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The environmentalist movement in this country is no longer confined to a small group of so-called tree huggers and back-to-nature utopians. From Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, the greening of the urban landscape has become trendy. This includes an array of environmentally friendly policies and practices at the federal, state and... [read more]