Oregon Benchmark Race & Ethnicity Report 2008

2008 Oregon Benchmark Race & Ethnicity Report: A Report on the Progress of Oregon’s Racial and Ethnic Diverse Populations June 2008 Created by the Oregon Legislature in 1989; the Oregon Progress Board is chaired by the governor and made up of citizen leaders reflecting Oregon’s social, ethnic and political diversity. The Oregon Progress Board is responsible for developing and monitoring the Oregon implementation of Oregon’s twenty-year strategic vision, Oregon Shines. Progress Board Members THEODORE R. KULONGOSKI Governor Chair ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MIKE JORDAN Vice Chair The Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of Multicultural Health developed the definitions used in this PAT ACKLEY report. Oregon Progress Board staff assembled, charted, and analyzed the information, developed the narrative RAYMOND CABALLERO tables and summaries, and edited the final report. The Progress Board is indebted to Gabe Long, intern from SUE DENSMORE Willamette University, who worked tirelessly on all aspects of this report; without his dedication this report would SARA GELSER not have been possible. ANNABELLE JARAMILLO Additional thanks go the following for their efforts in supplying data, helping us understand the data, and reviewing the publication: Tina Edlund, Kanhaiya Vaidya, Linda Burgin, Tony Alpert, Sean Kolmer, Molly Emmons, Jeff JOE JOHNSON Bock, Craig Prins, and Lonn Hoklin. ...