Urban Village or ‘Burb of the Future?: The Racial and Economic Politics of a Houston Neighborhood By Houston History Magazine on December 16, 2010 in Communities, Politics, Race & Ethnicity To read the full text of this article by Jordan Bauer that appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version. Follow Alief, Asian Americans, Asians, chinatown, economic politics, Frank Sharp, immigrants, immigration to Houston, multiculturalism, PID, Public Improvement District, racial politics, racial violence, SCA, Sharpstown, Sharpstown Civic Association, Sharpstown High School, suburbanization, suburbs