Beauty Without the Pain: Can Cambodian Americans Revitalize Their Town Without Displacing Their Own?

Oct. 23, 2017 / By Crystal Niebla
Tags: Cambodian, gentrification, Housing, Khmer

Long Beach has the largest concentration of Cambodians outside of Cambodia. As the community seeks to improve their neighborhood, many recognize that revitalization without displacement is a balancing act.

The Paradoxical Nature of Gentrification in Long Beach’s Gayborhood

Oct. 13, 2017 / By Thomas Lick (Vanguard)
Tags: gay, gentrification, Housing, LGBT, Queer, rent

When it comes to gentrification and the LGBTQ community, there seems to be two conversations — how so-called “gayborhoods” invite gentrification and how gentrification threatens gayborhoods’ existence.

One Family, Three Generations in a Changing Barrio

Oct. 9, 2017 / By Veronica Caro
Tags: gentrification, Housing, Immigration, santa ana

Three generations of my family saw Santa Ana’s gentrification unravel its many forms before our eyes. Through the decades, my grandmother, my mother and I have been able to observe the changes in our own way.

The DACA Deadline: Four Things You Need to Know

Oct. 3, 2017 / By Gustavo Ortega
Tags: Daca, Immigrant rights, SUCEED Act

For those with DACA, here is some information that may ease some insecurities.