Our neighborhood group formed to address gentrification but half of us are homeowners who've been here for decades and half are newer renters, and every meeting turns into this tension about whether we're trying to preserve the community or just protect property values. We can't seem to name what's really happening without someone getting defensive.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group united by shared concern is fracturing along lines of economic interest that everyone can feel but no one wants to directly acknowledge.
“Where Are You with First-generation identity?”
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