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Words that Hurt
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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 ,
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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
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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.
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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?
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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.
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