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From US House of Reps: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, a leader on the House Education Committee, stood up for students of color who are disproportionately identified for special education services, placed in more restrictive classroom settings, and disciplined at higher rates than their same-age white peers with disabilities.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. —
A war tore the Nguyen family apart, and a broken immigration system kept them separated. Now, almost half a century later, the family is one step closer to reuniting on U.S. soil.
KATU News caught up with Ai Nguyen in late April.
He flipped through an old picture album and this time, the tone was lighter, his smile was bigger--a smile fit for a man who's waited 47 years for good news.
"I can't explain how I'm feeling because this has never happened in my life," said Nguyen.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici fielded numerous questions from a group of eight, then all 100 students, enrolled in the Rachel Carson environmental magnet school within Five Oaks Middle School in Beaverton.
But even though Bonamici sits on the House education and science committees — and is the top Democrat on the environment subcommittee — many of the questions from the larger audience on Friday, May 11, were similar to those raised at her town hall meetings.
PORTLAND, Ore. — State Representative Suzanne Bonamici and the Metro Council have approved a resolution to bring awareness to missing and murdered Native women and girls.
"Indigenous women in the U.S. face tragically high rates of violence, sexual assault, and murder," Bonamici wrote on Twitter Saturday. "We must do more to protect indigenous women and seek justice on behalf of those who are missing or murdered."
Four Democrats from Oregon's congressional delegation are promising changes for Chemawa Indian School after meeting with tribal representatives and the federal school's leadership in Salem.
Across the country and here in Northwest Oregon, communities are experiencing the tragic and often deadly emergency of opioid abuse. During the past few months, I have met with parents, health care professionals, community leaders, veterans, and people from all walks of life who have shared heart-wrenching stories about how the opioid crisis is taking lives and inflicting pain on Oregon families. I've convened community discussions in each of the five counties I represent to hear from local experts and families in the throes of addiction. Their stories are heartbreaking.