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Indigenous peoples and racial minorities have lived and thrived in Oregon for centuries. Their legacy is interwoven with the state's history and culture even as they continue to struggle with prejudice, environmental pressures, shrinking state revenues, the effects of globalization, and the changing dynamics of the state economy. Current U.S. immigration policy and the forces of globalization have played a critical role in creating a dynamic process named the 'browning of Oregon.' This anthology brings together a group of noted multidisciplinary scholars, who explore the rich and varied experiences of Oregon's native communities and racial minorities. Anchored in a 'power relations' perspective, the book has been organized around several key historical themes, including: the foundation of ethnic communities; civil rights; social justice; ethnicity and labor; and various forms of cultural traditions. As disparate as they seem in style and topic, this collection of essays highlight the distinctive experiences of Oregon's people of color and communicates the broader interlocking categories of social identity. The book is essential reading for students, teachers, and the general public interested in contemporary racial politics.
Contents
Part 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Introduction: From the Legacy of Ing "Doc" Hay to Reading Ethnicity in Oregon History
Part 3 I: Demographics
Chapter 4 Racialized Minority Demographics of Oregon
Part 5 II: A Legacy of Racialization
Chapter 6 "A Mistake to Simmer the Question Down to Black and White:" The History of Oregon's Miscengenation Law
Chapter 7 Japanese Americans in Eastern Oregon: The Wartime Roots of an Unexpected Community
Part 8 III: Indigenous Peoples and Early Communities of Color
Chapter 9 Ethnicity, Solidarity, and Tradition: A Study into the Dynamics and Complexities of the Chinese Immigrant Community in John Day
Chapter 10 A Very Prejudiced State: Discrimination in Oregon from 1900-1940
Chapter 11 "We are tired of cookies and old clothes:" From Poverty Programs to Community Empowerment among Oregon's mexicano Poluation, 1957-1975
Chapter 12 Lumber, Railroads, Factories, and Silicon: Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and Work in Oregon
Part 12 IV: Race and Labor
Chapter 13 Mixtec Farmworkers in Oregon: Linking Labor and Ethnicity through Farmworker Unions, Hometown Associations and Pan-Indigenous Organizing
Part 15 V: History and Memory
Chapter 16 Oral Narratives of the Klamath Termination: Using Video to Record Memory
Chapter 17 Celilo Falls: Parallel Lives Along N'Che Wana
Chapter 18 Defying Definition: Portraits of Arab Oregonians
Part 19 VI: Politics and Social Control
Chapter 20 "Political History, Political Science, and Oregon Politics: Race and Ethnicity"
Chapter 21 "Made on the Inside," Destruction on the Outside: Race, Oregon and the Prison Industrial Complex
Part 22 Appendix
