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The Slavic community is defined as those from the former Soviet Union. It is the largest refugee-based
community in Oregon, with most arriving in the decade from 1990 to 2000.
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It is a little unusual to consider the Slavic community as a community of color, for conventionally the
community is considered White, and in all databases reviewed for this research, the community is
included within the White community. So why this variation? The Slavic community has arrived in this
part of the USA facing similar forms of discrimination and exclusion as did the Polish, Irish and Italians
many generations ago. These communities struggled with language, employment, education and social
exclusion. In much the same way, the Slavic community faces these barriers to parity and to equity. As a
result, the Coalition of Communities of Color has formally recognized the Slavic community as a
community of color. The experiences of the Slavic community have much solidarity with other
communities of color. Earlier waves of immigrants from the former Soviet Union were known to achieve
parity with other European immigrants to the USA within five years of arrival.1 Today, parity has moved
further out of reach despite the fact that the local Slavic community has resided in the USA for an
average of 20 years...
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