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liilyOV. 3 0 0 ’, www portlaiulobscrver toi» Committed t o i u ltim i Diversity M l -, ~x:' £ ■ (The ^ o rtla n h (©hseruer MMMMMM C MNMMMMM SECTION ■M M ■MMHOMMMMMMMMMMMMM MM ■MMM Words that Hurt o ni n i u n i t y a le n d a r Car Wash Benefit G ive your baby a bath from 10 a m . to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 19 at 605 N.E. Ivy St. All proceeds ben efit the U niversity Park C o m m u nity C enter and R ichard Brow n H eadstart Center. Have a Heart P ro v id en ce P o rtlan d M edical C enter offers free educational classes to help those living w ith heart failure m anage th eir co n d i tion. M eetings are from 2 to 3 :30 p.m. T uesdays July 8 through Aug. 5 at the P rovidence Health C en ter8 ,4 8 9 5 N .E .G Iisan S t.F o r m ore inform ation, call 503-574- 6595. OHSU researcher Fred Wilson and project coordinator Pamela McNeal are conducting a study on Alzheimer's disease in the African American community. photos by M ichael L eighton and J aymee R. C uti Museum Hosts Cruz-ln V ancouver’s Pearson A ir M u seum, 1115 E. Fifth St., w elcomes you to its C ruz-in, W ednesdays from 4 to 9 p.m. through Aug. 20. C om e by to see hundreds o f vin tage cars, hot rods and hogs, not to m ention a barbeque, bar and m usic. Form ore inform ation, call 360-694-7026. Painting Promotes Peace T he O reg o n P eacew o rk s and C olum bia R iver Fellow ship for Peace is creating a living, breath ing painting o f a dove from noon through 4 p.m ., Sunday, Aug. 17 at W aterfront Park. R egistration for volunteer artists closes a week before the event. For m ore infor m a tio n , v is it h ttp ;// Stallions Horsin’ Around T he W orld F am ous L ipizzaner Stallions ride through the Rose G arden at 2 and 7:30 p.m . S atur day, July 19 for “ D ancing W hite Stallions.” Tickets are $ 19.50. For m ore inform ation, call 503-224- 4400. Study names racism as a cause of Alzheimer’s disease by J aymee R. C uti T he P ortland O bserver W hile hon o rin g the ach iev em en ts o f A frican A m ericans last February during Black H istory M onth, the A lzh eim er’s A s sociation released a d isturbing study. The report stated that like heart disease and diabetes, m ore A frican A m ericans than w hites suffer from A lzh eim er’s— a disease that robs victim s o f their m em ories and even tually, th eir personalities. A frican A m ericans are betw een 14 p er cent and 100 percent m ore likely to suffer from A lzh eim er’s related m em ory loss and dem entia, the study revealed. The C ongressional B lack C aucus re sponded by calling for m ore m oney to re brain w hen an individual is under stress. H is study is tracing 100 A frican-A m eri search the disease, and perhaps to explain can seniors, through five years, m easuring this disparage betw een the races. their health w ith thorough annual exam s, Fred Miller, a researcher at O regon Heath p s y c h o lo g ic a l and Science U ni ev alu a tio n s and versity, is the prin m a g n e tic re s o cipal investigator n a n c e im a g in g fo r a f iv e - y e a r (M RI)s. study focusing on T h e research how stress affects team is finding the African Ameri th a t A fric a n can m em ory and A m erican s w ho can lead todem en- assim ilate to the tia. dom inant culture - Fred Miller, a researcher at Oregon Heath M ille r’s team p r o c e s s s tr e s s and Science University has identified both d ifferen tly than environmental and those rem aining m ore traditional. physical reasons that lead to A lzheim er’s B esides genetics and environm ental fac disease in A frican Americans. Soul food and tors such as diet and exercise, researchers lack o f exercise w ere contributing factors. They also m easured and m onitored levels o f have also found that racism plays a role in m em ory loss and dem entia am ong A frican cortisol, the toxic substance produced by the ™ Racism is an environmental risk factor. How the individual processes the discrimination and the meaning they assign to that event determines the cortisol they produce. Florene Sims (left) and Ruby Talton are participants in a study that is deter mining how stress affects memory for African Americans. A m ericans. “ R acism is an environm ental risk factor,” M iller said. “ H ow the individual processes the discrim ination and the m eaning they assign to that event determ ines the cortisol they produce.” Florene Sim s, 66, says she enjoys partici pating in the study because the exam s are m ore thorough than those by her prim ary care physician. It also serves as a gentle rem inder to stay active and healthy. “ I thought it w as good to participate as an A frican A m erican because I’m interested to understand w hy w e ’ re m ore at risk and i f it ’ s related to stress from living in this society,” Sim s said. A s far as the O H SU team know s, this is the only study o f its kind in the U nited States. W hile others have studied the A frican A m eri can m em ory, few have looked at w ithin group differences, and few er still have linked stress caused by discrim ination to m em ory loss. Man About Town Homowo Summer Camp Im m erse your child in A frican A rts fo r a fun-filled w eek o f H om ow o A frican A rts and C u l tures IO“1 A nnual S um m erC am p at the F riendly H ouse C om m u- nity C enter, 1737N .W . 26th Ave. T h e c a m p isfro m Ju ly I4 through 18, from 9 a.m . to 1 p.m . for ch il dren aged three to five and from 9 a.m . to 3 p.m . for children aged six to 1 l.C a m p is $ l2 5 for three to five-year-olds and $200 for six to 11 -y ear olds. F or m ore inform a tion, call 503-288-3025. Naturopathic Medicine L earn how healthy living can b eg in in the g ard en — not the m edicine cabinet— at a naturo pathic m edicine series from 7 to 9 p.m . T uesdays through July 22. Level I Yoga is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and 7:15 to 8:45 p.m . T hursdays through Sept. 4 in room 112 at P C C ’s P o rtlan d M etro p o litan W orkforce Training Center, 5600 N .E . 42 A ve. C ost for the series is $56 o r $ 16 each. For m ore infor m ation, call 503-978-5143. Jeff Class of *87 Reunion Feel good at the Jefferson High S chool C lass o f 1987 reunion on Aug. 22 and 23. For more informa- orcall 503-283-4901. 0MSI Presents Musical Odyssey T he O regon M useum o f Science an d Industry O m nim ax T heater features "Pulse: A ST O M P O d y ssey ” w ith enough percussions, voice, dance and visuals to speak volum es. T ickets are $8.50.1945 S.E. W ater Ave. For m ore infor m ation, call 503-797-4000or visit w w w .om si.edu continued A on page A 8 Talented prosecutor James Hayden fights crime in north and northeast Portland. photo by M ark W ashing - P ortland O bserver ton /T he Locking up bad guys and building bridges is all in a day’s work by S ean P. N elson T he P ortland O bserver A good indication o f M ultnom ah C ounty D eputy D istrict A ttorney Jam es H ay d en ’s talent is in his office at the Portland Police B ureau’s N ortheast Precinct. T w oC om m en- dation M edals from form er Police C h ief C harles A. M oose adorn the wall. H ayden, 4 1, received the first m edal in 1996 for prosecuting motel ow ners for pros titution and racketeering out o f their m otels on Interstate A venue. The m otel ow ners avoided prison tim e bu, had to agree not to run any m ore such businesses. “The com m unity d id n ’t w ant the motel boarded up but the motel had to run a good business,” H ayden said. The second medal in 1998 w as for crafting a plan to target industrial thefts on north P o rtlan d 's Sw an Island. Hayden earned his law degree from the U niversityofO regon School o fL aw in 1987. L ater th at y ear, he b eg an w o rk in g in M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty D istric t A tto rn e y M ichael S ch ru n k ’soffice. In 1995,he began w orking asaN eig h b o r- hood D istrict A ttorney, using the tools o f the crim inal ju stice system to dem onstrate how the rule o f law can help neighborhoods becom e safer. A tribute to the pro g ram ’s success cam e in the year 2000, w hen the U.S. D epartm ent o f Justice aw arded M ultnom ah C ounty top recognition for its w ork in com m unity pros ecution. “ Portland is still the leader in this field,” H adyen said. The Rex Putm an High School graduate said neighborhood D As m ostly w ork on low er level crim es that affect p eo p le’s q ual ity o f life. E xam ples are street drug dealing, street drinking, noise disturbances and un law ful cam ping on the street. “ If you pay attention to the sm all stuff, there w ill be less big stuff," he said. H ayden cites P ortland’s D rug Free Zones and C om m unity D riven Search W arrants as tw o successful tools to rem ove crack and m etham phetam ine dealers from drug houses in the com m unity. “T he focus is on stopping the activity,” he said. H ayden also supervises the police Intake Section, w hich processes perpetrators o f crim es such as store thefts, vandalism and assaults. In addition, he review s m isde m eanor q uality o f life crim inal cases and attends com m unity m eetings o f the Public Safety A ction C om m ittee m ade up o f n eigh b o rh o o d a sso c ia tio n rep re se n ta tiv e s in N orth Portland. H ayden can b e reached at 503-823-5787 or 503-799-1892. H is em ail address is: jam es .hay d en @ m cd a. u s. À Portland R&B sensation Linda Hornbuckle will be one o f the featured perform ers this month in a series o f community concerts at Dawson Park on North Williams Avenue and Stanton Street. Free Concerts at Dawson Park A series o f free concerts wi 11 w arm hearts at D aw son Park on North W illiam s A venue and S tanton S treet this m onth. T he P ortland Parks B ureau is sponsor ing the July events each W ednesday at 6:30p.m . with support from Legacy Emanuel H ospital, Bank o f the W est, C ald w ell’s Funeral C hapel and the Eliot N eighbor hood A ssociation. T he series kicks o ff on W ednesday, July 9 when Rhythm Culture perform s reggae, blues and jazz. C uban artist O ro V erde takes the stage on July 16, P ortland’s R & B sensa tion L inda H o rn b u ck le and the Jan ice S coggins Q uartet, featuring blues, ja z z and soul, will perform on July 23 and T hree Fifths Com prom ise, featuringjazz, funk and fusion, w ill delight crow ds on July 30. T he concerts w ill also feature food from G raham ’ s B arbecue. Justice Forum to Tackle Barriers Harmony in diverse communities promoted W ith the influx o f im m igrant fami lies to A m erica, strained race relations from our c o u n try ’s past, as w ell as the reality o f alternative lifestyle living, m any organiza tions, com panies, and com m unities are faced w ith com m unication barriers. Such is true for C lark C ounty, w hose racial and ethnic com plexion is grow ing increasingly diverse. H ow can w e, as a com m unity, com m unicate across diverse lines? A re there differences in styles? À W hat things do we have in com m on? W here do w e learn about these differences? How do w e know if w e are pushing integration or em bracing cultural identity in o u r personal and professional lives? T he Y W C A o fC la rk C ounty, 3609 M ain S treet, V ancouver, w ill address these issues at its 6th Social Justice Forum , W om en and D iversity, T hursday July 17ffom 11:30a.m . t o I p.m. A rea residents are invited to discuss these im portant questions and to exam ine the unique qualities w om en have to identify c o m m u n ity n e e d s , o v e r c o m e the bam ers.and becom e agents for social change. continued b on page A8