Hispanics become largest minority in Portland and U S
In Portland Oregon a 1997 snapshot shows Hispanics growing rapidly as the population shifts toward greater diversity. The Census Bureau projects Hispanics will be the nation’s largest minority by 2005, rising from 27 to 36 million, while Oregon’s Hispanic population expands four times faster than the overall rate.
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Oregon's Hispanic community grows with roots in Portland
The article details Hispanic demographics in the United States and Oregon. It notes 150,000 Hispanics in Oregon's 3 million population, with a third in the Portland area, and highlights employment trends, origins, business presence, and cultural developments including a large Cinco de Mayo festival. It profiles Gale Castillo, a Portland business leader and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce VP, and mentions the region's shift from rural to urban influence alongside new Spanish eateries and Latin art galleries.
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Growth in Suburbs Reflects Hispanic Community Rise
In Gre sham Oregon suburbs, hundreds of migrant workers serve local businesses amid new Hispanic shops and language services. The area shows rising Hispanic student enrollment, teen pregnancies, drug and gang activity, with few Hispanic teachers or officials. Community members note both racism and optimism as neighbors blend.
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Thousands march for berry pickers
In Watsonville California thousands of United Farm Workers and supporters rallied for higher pay and better conditions for 20000 strawberry pickers as the union kicks off a second organizing drive. Leaders cited refusals to hire workers unless they approve bathroom water health benefits and pay rises. growers defended wages min imum pay and pesticide rules.
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Survivor recalls Heidnik basement captor murder trial
Jose Fina Rivera, one of Heidnik's victims, recounts four months被 shackled in a Philadelphia basement where two women died and body parts were found, as Gary Heidnik faces execution by lethal injection after decades of appeals. Rivera, now 36, hopes the case ends with his death.
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Iranian official tied to Khobar Towers bombing say
The Washington Post reports U S and Saudi intelligence link Brig Ahmad Sherif, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards official, to Hani Abd Rahim Sayegh, a Saudi Hezbollah member arrested in Canada for the Khobar Towers attack that killed 19 U S servicemen. Some officials question the strength of the evidence amid Iran denial.
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