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It was also the resting place of until 2 0 1 3 o r2014.
other people once considered less
However, com m itm ent to it re­
desirable by a m ajority popula­ mains strohg.
tion aligned against them. A por-
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nese, who were widely reviled o f th eir c o n trib u tio n , it w ill be
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during the late 1800s, as well as lo s t.”
patients from a nearby m ental in­
stitution.
Referred to as “B lock 14,” it has
been a long-forgotten part of the
resting place. In 1947, the graves
were dug up so that a building
could be erected on the site adja­
cent to Southeast M orrison Street.
M ultnomah County had come
into ow nership of the site and
planned to sell it to a developer in
2002, but activists concerned with
preserving its heritage rallied,
forming Friends of Lone Fir C em ­
etery. Two years later, tests re­
vealed that the rem ains of some
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Chinese were still present at the
site, giving their cause added
weight.
W orking with M etro, which
took over the property after it was
dem olished in 2005, activists are
hoping to raise $2 m illion for a
proper tribute to the people who
were discrim in ated against in
Portland’s early days.
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this area so we can recognize their
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contribution,” said Richard Louie,
the president o f the Chinese C on­
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tion, which is one of the groups
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working on the project. Louie
p o in ted out that the C hinese
worked menial jobs, sending their
paltry wages back to their families
and enduring scorn and discrim i­
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Louie said that the Chinese did
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other tough jobs of the 1800s- to
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M etro recently convened a
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got involved in designing the site
after reading coverage of it.
She said that the memorial will
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include an open meadow in the
center, have structures to sup­
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and its architectural theme will
pay tribute to Chinese immigrants
and the patients at the asylum.
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