Hyra described how the "dark ghetto" has been turned into a "gilded ghetto"Chen Weihua/China DailyHaving lived in Washingtona8官方链接 DC for almost five years, I have seen the city growing, with new construction and renovation projects happening in many streets and neighborhoodsHis book this year, Race, Class, and Politics in the Cappuccino City, is the result of his many years of field research on the issuesThe Wharf residential and business project I visited recently is probably one of the biggestThe U Street/Shaw and 14th Street area has fast been turned into an upscale neighborhood ia8官方链接n recent years, with many new restaurants and shops opening and new apartment constructionThe area, a 90 percent black neighborhood just a few decades ago, was only 30 percent African American by 2010