But don’t worry!—you can always rent from a private equity firm. Because their goal is to maximize short-term profits, they can be terrible landlords. Many raise rents, skip maintenance and avoid long-term upgrades or improvements.
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We don’t need cash, we have credit cards and bank accounts, smart phones and mobile payment apps. We don’t need spare change, we aren’t unhoused. So if its not a problem for us, cash free establishments can’t be a problem for anyone else, right?
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But did you know, coast-to-coast railway travel was made possible by the labor of thousands of Chinese immigrants? At the height of the construction, 80-90% of the railroad workforce was Chinese.
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You look up to see street signs in Chinese characters and a beautiful decorative arch. It’s time to do a quick Google Maps check or to text your friends to let them know you’ve arrived in Chinatown—one of the unique immigrant enclaves found in cities across the United States.
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Efforts to erase BIPOC history aren’t new; they’re just getting more media attention. Here are four historical events that we should never forget—and that you most likely never learned about in school.
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