Islanders both on Ocracoke and Tangier have lamented the growing loss of their way of life and culture for the record in documentaries and BBC interviews. That same sense of loss is felt across American communities that feel under “attack” merely for existing, often times as white super-majority communities. In my experience, while casual racism or prejudice remain undeniable (and abberant) truths of the American experience, so too does the sense that America is changing so quickly and so rapidly, that many people who do not belong or hail from the emerging narratives in our society feel under threat.