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  1. The Subtleties of Social Exclusion: Race, Social Class, and the Exclusion of Blacks in a Racially Mixed Neighborhood

    We use interviews, content analysis, and surveys to describe how a neighborhood association in a racially mixed neighborhood in Portland, Oregon (USA) subtly excludes many blacks from being full members of the...

  2. Where the Ends Don’t Meet: Measuring Poverty and Self-Sufficiency Among Oregon’s Families

    This report uses the Self-Sufficiency Standard developed by Dr. Diana Pearce at the University of Washington to analyze the extent to which Oregon households earn enough money to meet their basic needs without...

  3. Oregon's Health Insurance Coverage Holds Steady, but the State's Uninsured Rate Remains High

    Data released in August 2012 from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) program show that Oregon continues to have one of highest rates of uninsured residents in the U.S....

  4. PRC Gresham Parks Report: Demographic and Parks Access Analyses

    The City of Gresham Parks & Recreation Division (GPRD) requested that the Portland State University Population Research Center (PRC) prepare a demographic profile, population forecasts, and parks and natural...

  5. Explaining Unequal Transportation Outcomes in a Gentrifying City: The Example of Portland, Oregon

    This dissertation examines unequal outcomes of urban transportation policies in the neoliberal era. It focuses on inequalities in the Portland, Oregon metro area between 1994 and 2011 as measured in three key...

  6. A Journey to Tolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Hate

    The article examines the history of race relations in Oregon and Portland, as well as the growth of hate groups. It also discusses anti-gay and anti-abortion violence and rhetoric, and what opponents of hate...

  7. Breaking Barriers to Bike Share: Insights from Residents of Traditionally Underserved Neighborhoods

    Evidence has shown that higher income and white populations are overrepresented in both access to and use of bike share. Efforts to overcome underserved communities’ barriers to access and use of bike share...

  8. Experimental Race Estimates for Oregon: July 1, 1993

    This report provides experimental population estimates by race for Oregon and its counties for July 1, 1993. Estimates of the Hispanic population are also included; Hispanics are an ethnic group and may be of...

  9. Ethnic Minorities in Portland: A 1990 Census Profile

    In the last two years, Portlanders of all backgrounds have begun to pay serious attention to the problems and opportunities created by the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of their metropolitan area. The...

  10. Beyond Fruit: Examining Community in a Community Orchard

    The Fruits of Diversity Community Orchard, located in Portland, Oregon in an affordable housing neighborhood, is a site of alternative food provisioning in which a group of people, organized by two nonprofits,...

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