On March 16, eight people were murdered in Atlanta, six of whom were Asian American womenâHyun Jung Grant, 51, Soon Chung Park, 74, Suncha Kim, 69, Yong Ae Yue, 63, Xiaojie Tan, 49, Daoyou Feng, 44, Paul Andre Michels, 54, and Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33. This was a hate crime against the Asian American community.
Harassment and violence against Asian Americans has increased significantly over the past year nationwide with Stop AAPI Hate gathering reports of 3,795 hate incidents , and Oregon is no exception. It was founded as a whites-only state, with racial exclusionary laws that made it difficult for people of color to live in Oregon well into the 20th century. Then there were the U.Sâs Chinese Exclusion Actsâwhich especially targeted Asian women who were suspected to be sex workers. Today, AAPI citizens make up 4 percent of Oregonâs electorate, and the state has seen an 86 percent growth rate in AAPIâs population since 2000.
Many Oregon people of color eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while others wait for answers
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Julia Mines didn’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19, fully aware of the nation’s history of medical experimentation on African Americans. But she did it anyway.
“I needed to set an example,” said Mines, director of a drug and alcohol recovery center for Black Portlanders.
But, in the end, only two of her seven employees at The Miracles Club have gotten shots, she said, even though they had early access because they work face-to-face with people of color.