On this day, March 28, 1942, Japanese-American lawyer Minoru Yasui (1916-1986) violated a military curfew in Portland, Oregon, and demanded to be arrested after he was refused enlistment to fight for the US. He was one of the few Japanese Americans who fought laws that directly targeted Japanese Americans or Japanese immigrants following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In 2015 he was among 17 people awarded the presidential Medal of Freedom.
Also on this day March 28, 1939, the front page of the Eugene Register-Guard blared the headline: "Mighty Oregon Scramble Ohio State to Take Hoop Title of All America," right under a declaration that the Spanish War had ended, of course.
Determined from intersectionality and privilege
In April, Washington County Oregon Health and Human Services gave $1,000,000 to 11 community-based organizations through a grant to that they are saying was to support "community-based organizations" in strengthening "social and emotional wellness across the lifespan".
Washington County says that the goal of this effort was to develop an "equity- and community-centered funding opportunity" that offered organizations the opportunity to select "social and emotional wellness strategies that were trauma-informed and grounded in racial equity approaches".
Washington County says the organizations that were funded will contribute a larger body of work in Washington County that aims to improve behavioral health outcomes among children and youth, adults, and older adults in Washington County, particularly for Black/African American, Indigenous, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian, People of Color, immigrant and refugee, LGBTQ+ communities, or those living at the intersection of those identities.
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Washington County says the grant awards were selected through a review process that involved internal and external partners.
The organizations listed below were selected for awards under this grant.
- Adelante Mujeres*
Advancing Social & Emotional Wellness for Bicultural & Bilingual Families
$44,000
- Bienestar, Inc.
Immigrant and Refugee Wellness Project
$150,000
- Bridge-Pamoja
Healing and Connection for African Immigrants and African Americans
$150,000
- CAIRO
Resilient Roots: Fostering Social Connections through Community Engagement, Parent Education and Youth Leadership
$100,000
- Centro Cultural del Condado de Washington
Golden Age: Supporting Latino/e/x/a seniors with culturally responsive behavioral health services to improve wellness
$100,000
- Community Pulse Action
Nurturing Parenting for families with 5-11 y.o. children
$30,940
- Education Explorers Foundation
Social and emotional learning program for African American and African Immigrant/Refugee children and families
$100,000
- IRCO
Social and Emotional Wellness Supports for Greater Middle Eastern Communities
$66,000
- Morrison Child and Family Services
Morrison Child and Family Services Parenting Education Program
$51,367
- The FLIP Museum
The FLIP Museum: A Children’s Museum for Washington County
$68,000
- United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
Offering Circulos de Seguridad/Circles of Security as a Parent Education tool
$99,000
--Bruce ArmstrongPost Date: 2023-06-03 18:12:53 | Last Update: 2023-06-03 19:50:50 |