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11 <br />hall saw and accused him of sexual harassment; he was suspended from school for three <br />days. (Pacific Islander) <br />• Level of ignorance about diversity is root of the problem --- not just having knowledge of <br />the issue, many people not really wanting to have that knowledge, don’t want to learn. <br />(African American/Biracial Youth) <br />• We need to be strong advocates for our kids. The administration is not taking responsibility <br />for teaching our children. My child was getting all A’s before we came to Oregon and is now <br />being defined as unlikely to be successful in school. (Latinx Family Member) <br />• Youth try to connect with other Polynesians, just like blacks or Mexicans. “If I see a <br />Polynesian in school, I want his number, to hang out. I am happy to see someone.” (Pacific <br />Islander) <br />• Child in middle school was harassed and called a terrorist. The principal couldn’t control <br />the situation and blamed my son for the problem; said he was not allowed to come to <br />school or attend the graduation party. I had to fight with the principal to get this <br />harassment recognized and stopped. (Muslim) <br />• Kids are embarrassed for who they are. (Native American/Alaska Native) <br />• Is “Sheldon way of doing things,” meaning the white way; makes POC feel marginalized <br />(e.g., kid on football team knelt and was admonished “this is not the Sheldon way”). Staff at <br />the time made our kids feel marginalized, disguised as a school thing. (Pacific Islander) <br />• South Eugene High School would allow stuff to happen. Senior pranks, kids driving trucks <br />across lawn and teachers helped. Okay to do that if you’re white. (African <br />American/Biracial Youth) <br /> <br /> Social Services <br />• Need to educate medical providers, both doctors and nurses. We do the education about <br />the treatment they are giving us; we should not have to do that. (Trans) <br />• Latinos not taught how to work the system; it sucks not being able to navigate systems. <br />(Latinx) <br />• Frequently asked where to find a primary care physician who understands gay men’s <br />issues, therapist who is familiar with gay men’s mental health issues (LGBTQ) <br />• Agencies need cultural competence, are not providing services, very few materials in <br />Spanish. (Latinx) <br /> <br />Theme #4: Hostile Political Environment <br /> <br />Participants in all ten focus groups were acutely tuned in to the dynamics and rhetoric of the <br />recent presidential campaign and the role played by Donald Trump and his supporters in <br />maligning people of color, Muslims and members of the LGBTQ population. They could see that <br />incidents of bias and hate crimes were increasing locally and across the nation. They felt that the <br />campaign (and its outcome) had given license to reported attacks by bigots and hate groups. They <br />expressed a sense of insecurity, had concerns about their safety, and were anxious about being out <br />in the larger community, fearing something bad could happen to them. <br /> <br />• Nationalism is very real right now – the undertone is just hate. (African American) <br />• Presidential campaign was to “make America great again”. What does that mean? When <br />things were worse for people of color? (Pacific Islander) <br />• Lots of people, hippies, Rainbow Gathering raising funds for Standing Rock but, when there, <br />September 12, 2018, Work Session - Item 1