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Oregon’s 2010 Census Shows Latino & Asian Gains

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Oregon’s 2010 Census shows striking Latino and Asian gains
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 9:19 PM
By Nikole Hannah-Jones

Oregon’s Latino population surged 63 percent in 10 years, largely fueling the state’s 12 percent growth since 2000, according to U.S. census figures released Wednesday.

The robust gains of Oregon’s Latino population is a story repeated across the country. Joined by a 41 percent increase in the state’s Asian population, the trend is helping turn what was once a starkly white state into an increasingly diverse one.

Overall, Oregon grew by 419,000 residents, with Latinos accounting for about 43 percent of that growth. The state’s white population increased 5 percent, its black population 22 percent and its Native American population 6 percent.

People identifying as more than one race grew 33 percent, making the number of Oregonians — about 110,000 — choosing the multiracial category larger than both black and Native combined.

Just 20 years ago, more than nine of 10 Oregonians were white. Today, it’s fewer than eight in 10. And Washington County has eclipsed Multnomah County as the metro area’s most racially diverse, with people of color accounting for three of 10 residents.

“It certainly represents a tremendous opportunity for the state,” said Michael Hames-Garcia, head of the University of Oregon’s ethnic studies department. “One of the disadvantages Oregon has faced economically and in competing for businesses in trying to attract top talent is that we don’t offer a diverse environment and diverse work force.”

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Winter Reviews

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a few photos from winter reviews:

here is my artist statement:
process collaboration frustration complexity conceptualize communicate language type image confusion production ridiculous critical identity self-identification culture race ethnicity categorization data information observation design two-dimensional tension conflict concise contrast juxtaposition research experiments failure words mind-mapping bright color in-between blunt clean accountable thinking interpreting visual questioning discover lost lists impulse meticulous geography place space configuration efficiency evolving stubborn constant relationship intersecting experience

and the descriptions for both of the projects:
Question number nine
Digital prints
Winter 2010

This series of portraits explores the categorizations of people – judgements and assumptions made that were only skin-deep. The project’s name comes from question number nine on the 2010 census – “what is person 1’s race?” Every person photographed experienced an awkward situation about their race or ethnic group because of a snap judgement based on their appearances alone. Through this series of portraits, custom-made t-shirts correct any stereotypes that might be made, avoiding awkwardness and pre-judgement (almost) altogether. People are categorized by what they are not – and for once, it makes life simpler.
Special thanks to Thomas Martinez for help with lighting and photography.

SE Powell
Digital Prints
Winter 2010

SE Powell in Portland, Oregon is a strange mishmash of culture and language, most evident by not only its inhabitants but the signs in many languages that line the streets. These signs act as markers for people of similar language and national heritage to connect – a “safe space” of like-minded (and like-tongued) people to forge cultural communities of their own.

But do these same signs, bent on drawing certain language-speakers in, serve to keep non-language speakers out? How are these words and characters interpreted by someone who cannot read them and finds no coherent meaning? Do such signs indicate who should be in these shops and who shouldn’t be?

For such a store, a shopkeeper might have very different expectations of a member of their own ethnicity – a deeper understanding and cultural connection than someone from an outer group. As a Taiwanese-Chinese-American (and someone who speaks very little Chinese), I inhabit the liminal space between ethnic acceptance and outgroup bewilderment – I cannot entirely understand a language that, because of my race and assumptions, I am expected to know. Language becomes a source of tension because I only partially understand what is happening.

Thank you to Andrew Parnell for helping me with hanging all of the prints.

Question Number Nine Photo Shoot

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the not ______ tshirt project has a name now, question number nine, after the ninth question on the 2010 census, which is “what is person 1’s race?” though i might change the name of this project again to some other race (still don’t know yet)

thank you to liz, andrew, chris, and tom for taking part in this photoshoot. thank you to tom and matt for helping with lighting else i’d be quite lost.