EVICTED! • Effects of Gentrification on Four Residents • George Town • MALAYSIA
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Four neighbors in Penang are evicted as the town gentrifies. What kind of future waits for them?
Four neighbors in Penang are evicted as the town gentrifies. What kind of future waits for them?
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