Sponsor
Created in partnership between Coalition of Communities of Color and Portland State University
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2013
Subjects
Immigrants -- Cultural assimilation -- Oregon -- Multnomah County, Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
Abstract
Since 1975, African immigrants, refugees and secondary migrants have been relocating to Multnomah County and now represent the fourth largest immigrant community after Latino, Asian, and Slavic immigrants. The African community here is incredibly diverse in its make-up, with over 28 different African countries and numerous ethnic groups represented. Estimates from 2003 suggest that African immigrants make up 2% of the foreign-born population in the Portland Metro (tri-county) area. Nearly half (45%) of the tri-county area’s African foreign-born population is from eastern Africa, including Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Other countries of origin include Sudan, Sierra Leone, Angola, Mali, Liberia, Togo, Chad, Nigeria, Rwanda, Mozambique, and Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2011 alone, the USA admitted around 15,000 African refugees.
Very little research has been conducted on the experiences and challenges facing the African immigrant and refugee community in Multnomah County. This report serves to make visible our diverse African communities in Multnomah County
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9935
Citation Details
Curry-Stevens, A. & Coalition of Communities of Color (2013). The African Immigrant and Refugee Community in Multnomah County: An Unsettling Profile. Portland, OR: Portland State University.