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Elliott Young

Elliott Young is Professor of History and Director of Ethnic Studies at Lewis & Clark College of Arts & Sciences. He is the author of Alien Nation: Chinese Migration in the Americas, the Coolie Era to WWII (University of North Carolina Press, 2014).

Numerous Reports Confirm Stark Racial Disparities in Portland’s Criminal Justice System

Last week the Portland Mercury published an article about attempts by Multnomah County, Oregon officials to censor data revealing stark racial disparities in Portland’s criminal justice system. Multnomah County research analyst Amanda Lamb used data from the courts, prosecutors’ offices and county jails to show that Blacks were 4.2 times more likely to be booked into jail […]