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110-page #InvestigativeReport into allegations of #discrimination from a former staff #PersonOfColor has #concluded that she experienced “ #racism , #GenderBias & #microaggressions ” on the job at the #Oregon Employment Department.
The outside #investigation #ShedsLight on #racial & #gender dynamics as a new division was taking shape under duress at the agency during the economic fallout of COVID-19.

https://www.ijpr.org/politics-government/2023-04-10/investigation-finds-racism-gender-bias-against-worker-at-oregon-employment-department

#SocialJustice #HumanRights #EmploymentRights #FullReport

#CHENNAI : Much is known about #Ooty 's aromatic #tea but very few know of the role of #Chinese #prisoners in expanding estates. 
Joe Thomas Karackattu, #IITM #professor with a #PhD in #ChineseStudies , in his latest #documentary , "Those 4 Years" released Thursday, #ShedsLight on such prisoners & their #descendants . 

#DocFilm about #deportation of #ChinesePrisoners from 1865 -1869, from #HongKong & #Malaysia & #Singapore
https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/150-years-later-chinese-descendants-still-reside-in-ooty/amp_articleshow/98718243.cms

#AsianMastodon #Asian #India #diaspora #History