/race-and-ethnicity Race and Ethnicity en-US Copyright Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:31:41 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-10-22/hmong-americans-celebrate-their-new-year-in-siskiyou-county Hmong residents, who have roots in several Southeast Asian countries, gathered for celebrations in the California town of Weed. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:31:41 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-10-22/hmong-americans-celebrate-their-new-year-in-siskiyou-county Justin Higginbottom /race-and-ethnicity/2021-10-11/goodbye-columbus-heres-what-indigenous-peoples-day-means-to-native-americans A movement recast the second Monday in October as a day to appreciate the history of Indigenous communities. That visibility, say Native Americans, can help us see what else needs to change. Sat, 12 Oct 2024 14:31:53 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2021-10-11/goodbye-columbus-heres-what-indigenous-peoples-day-means-to-native-americans Emma Bowman /race-and-ethnicity/2024-09-09/reparations-supporters-plot-comeback-after-bitter-defeat-in-california-legislature The controversial idea of cash reparations divided even Black advocates in the legislature this year. Here’s what’s next. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 01:15:03 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2024-09-09/reparations-supporters-plot-comeback-after-bitter-defeat-in-california-legislature Wendy Fry /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-13/pacific-northwest-tribes-are-battered-by-climate-change-but-fight-to-get-money-meant-to-help-them Coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest experience some of the most severe effects of climate change — from rising seas to severe heat — but face an array of bureaucratic barriers to access government funds meant to help them adapt, a report released Monday found. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:40:28 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-13/pacific-northwest-tribes-are-battered-by-climate-change-but-fight-to-get-money-meant-to-help-them Hallie Golden /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-07-26/mon-9-am-the-black-white-women-vote-explored-in-common-ground-conversations Lynn Barton talks about her political transformation, in the context of other women voters. Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-07-26/mon-9-am-the-black-white-women-vote-explored-in-common-ground-conversations Mike Green /labor-employment/2024-07-05/oregon-fire-apprenticeship-program-helps-attract-more-diverse-firefighter-candidates The program has been running in Clackamas, Jackson, Klamath and Wasco counties. It recently expanded to Corvallis, Coos Bay and Umatilla County. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:44:31 GMT /labor-employment/2024-07-05/oregon-fire-apprenticeship-program-helps-attract-more-diverse-firefighter-candidates Gemma DiCarlo /history/2024-06-23/federal-leaders-knew-northwest-dams-would-hurt-native-communities-and-they-approved A new report acknowledged the ongoing damage done by dams on the Columbia River. But that’s only part of the story. Sun, 23 Jun 2024 13:19:15 GMT /history/2024-06-23/federal-leaders-knew-northwest-dams-would-hurt-native-communities-and-they-approved Tony Schick /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-06-21/mon-9-00-am-common-ground-conversations-gina-duquenne-on-why-people-vote-the-way-they-do Gina DuQuenne and Mike Green explore the racialized voting patterns of American women Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-06-21/mon-9-00-am-common-ground-conversations-gina-duquenne-on-why-people-vote-the-way-they-do The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-19/us-government-for-the-1st-time-details-how-northwest-dams-devastated-the-regions-native-tribes The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:36:37 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-19/us-government-for-the-1st-time-details-how-northwest-dams-devastated-the-regions-native-tribes Gene Johnson /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-06-18/juneteenth-what-it-means-to-be-black-depends-upon-place Louis Chude Sokei learned that "acting Black" means different things in different places, a story he tells in his book Floating In A Most Peculiar Way: A Memoir. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:01:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-06-18/juneteenth-what-it-means-to-be-black-depends-upon-place The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team